to be intimate with; to befriend
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
favourable direction; favorable direction; lucky direction
thing that brings good or bad luck; popular belief; superstition; jinx
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
deutomerite; posterior sac; posterior chamber; women's quarters at the rear of a house
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
3000; three thousand; many
other; another; remaining; over; more than
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
supply; supplying; replenishment
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
Chinese crab apple (Malus prunifolia)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine); omikuji
misfortune; bad luck; evil; unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
small change; pocket change; coins; small sum of money
excellent luck (esp. in fortune-telling)
exhibition; display; putting on show
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
(United States of) America; USA
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
parched beans scattered on Setsubun
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
first prize; gold medal; blue ribbon
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy