sowing beans (or pulses, etc.); scattering parched beans (to drive out evil spirits)
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
parched beans scattered on Setsubun
mask of a devil; startling appearance; devil's face
soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
while; even though; despite
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
unexpectedly; surprisingly
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
association; union; guild
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access; visiting a high-class or noble individual
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
high and low; aristocrat and plebeian
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
ji (ancient Chinese halberd)
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
open air; outdoors; outside
through; by way of; after; via
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
serious; not joking; straight
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
within the year; before the year is out
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
old people; seniors; elders; old-timer
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
lightning rod; lightning conductor; lightning arrester; charm that protects one from lightning
feng shui; fengshui; wind and water
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
dated; date; fixed; external
fortune; happiness and prosperity
to rule; to govern; to administer
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)