sickle handle; goby minnow (Pseudogobio esocinus); Oriental photinia (species of shrub, Photinia villosa); Asiatic dayflower (Commelina communis); Joseph's-coat (species of amaranth, Amaranthus tricolor)
the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); north-northeast; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
Ishikawa prefecture (Hokuriku area)
sheaf of rice; bundle of rice plants
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
important intangible folk culture asset
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
entertaining with food and drink; treating to dinner; wining and dining; immediately agreeing with someone else; pandering
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
colour; color; hue; tints
drama; theatre; theater; play
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
farming implement; farm tools
the Boar (twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Pig; hour of the Boar (around 10pm, 9-11pm, or 10pm to 12 midnight); north-northwest; tenth month of the lunar calendar
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
day-of-the-Boar mochi (made with new grains)
Bitchū (former province located in the west of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
day of the boar in the tenth month; mochi eaten on the day of the boar (esp. at the time of the boar)
to shade an account; to add something extra
puppy; whelp; magic word said to comfort a frightened child and put him to sleep
mediator; manager; caretaker
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
meaningless words added a song for rhythmical effect; words or utterances added to modulate the cadence of a song
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to beat vigorously; to rain strikes upon someone; to tan someone's hide; to mercilessly pummel; to beat the daylights out of
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
one; same (mind, path, etc.)
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
keeper of imperial archives; worker skilled in the brewing of sake or soy sauce
to present; to offer; to dedicate