introduction; presentation; referral; listing
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
burning of New Year's gate decorations (usu. on the 15th day of the New Year)
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
sacred wooden pole used in traditional Koshogatsu ceremonies
to encourage to do (something); to urge a person on; to demand action; to spank; to give a spanking; to hit someone on the bottom
to be blessed with children
warding off calamities; getting rid of bad luck
bodily sensation; sense; experience
setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)
futomaki; thick roll of makizushi; rolling something thickly; something rolled thickly (a cigar, etc.)
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
makizushi; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
sales; selling; marketing
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
Kyushu region (sometimes incl. the Nansei Islands)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
ehōmaki; uncut sushi roll eaten during setsubun
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
silence (not speaking); muteness
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
way of eating; how to eat
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
match (contest); to match with; to go well with
number of syllabic sounds in a language
already; now; no longer; not any more
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary