pink sea milkwort (Glaux maritima var. obtusifolia)
tōbanyaki; meat, seafood, etc. roasted on a ceramic plate
deep purple; reddish indigo
orange color traditionally worn by the crown prince
adlay (Coix lacryma-jobi var. ma-yuen); Job's tears; coixseed; tear grass; adlai
light-coloured ceramic cooking pan with a lid and short spout; aluminum saucepan with a handle (usu. wooden) and often with snowflake-style embossed pattern (aluminium)
decorative paper with colourful patterns or figures (colorful)
tea gruel; tea flavoured rice gruel
Ninigi no Mikoto (Japanese deity, grandson of Amaterasu)
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
auxiliary shrine (dedicated to a deity close-related to that of a main shrine)
downsizing by laying off part-time and temp. workers
everlasting spring; China rose (Rosa chinensis)
associated shrine (i.e. auxiliary shrine, subordinate shrine, etc.)
soup made from boiling leftover fish scraps; fishhead soup
exactly; precisely; (arch.) correct; (arch.) right; (arch.) greater (of equal court ranks); (arch.) upper
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
to fold (one's) arms; to stand by and do nothing; to look on passively
to work straight through without stopping
stupa; pagoda; wooden grave tablet
Fukurokuju; god of happiness, prosperity and long life
subordinate shrine; professional entertainer
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
soaking fabric in lukewarm water (to soften and remove starch); desizing; moistening with steam; blanching (food); parboiling food
obi and cord fasteners (for a kimono)