god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4) on which a bean scattering ceremony is held; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
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
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
calamity; disaster; accident
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
worst; worst-case (scenario)
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
on and after; from ... onward; since
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)