cards with words or phrases written on them, used in Japanese karuta games
lacking enough gravity for (a position, task); being an insignificant figure for (a position)
(someone else's) child; child; kid
(ceremonial) bow used to drive off evil; toy bow and arrow
major religion; great religion
bone char; bone black; bone coal
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
to closely resemble; to suit well; to match well; to go well with
deliberate hindrance; obstruction
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
breaking through or sneaking past a barrier
to pray that one avoids disaster or illness; to pray for harm or death to come upon someone; to curse; to charm; to conjure; (arch.) to treat illness (with a prayer)
iDeCo; individual-type defined contribution pension plan
to capture a silver general; to desilverize; to desilverise
to be clear-headed; to be brainy
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
to spit in the wind; to piss in the wind; to get caught in your own trap; to reap what you sow; (lit.) to turn to the sky and spit
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
operation scar; scar from an operation
Tokugawa Tsunayoshi (1646.2.23-1709.2.19), Shougun 1680-1709
to scrape off; to shave off
to vaccinate; to get vaccinated; to get a vaccination
elderly woman; noh mask of an old woman
vigorously; really getting stuck into
to cut loose; to act without restraint; to throw off all inhibitions; to go wild
two days before yesterday; three days back (ago)
restoration; reinstatement