agrément; approval by a state of a diplomatic appointment from a foreign country
slaughter (of livestock for meat); butchery
typeface; style of handwriting; calligraphic style
turtle scooping (festival game)
Zuo zhuan (c. 4th century BC); The Zuo Tradition; The Commentary of Zuo
New Year's visit to a shrine or temple which lies in a favorable (favourable) or lucky direction
goddess of (lucky) directions
mountain of death; steep mountain which the dead must cross to reach the afterlife
presumptuous; arrogant; audacious; forward; insolent
temporary manifestation by a buddha (in order to save people); manifested form (often a Shinto deity)
Yoshida Kenkou (1283-1352) (author of the Tsurezuregusa)
foreword to a collection of poems; preface; explanatory notes; captions
tortoise-shell divination
ceremony honouring the spirits of ancestors (esp. the Bon festival)
first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)
divine pronouncement (esp. in Tenri and Ōmoto)
great compassion and mercy
mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris); goggle-eyed goby
act of obscenity; obscene act; lewd act; indecent act; indecent conduct; indecent behavior
kami celebrated at the beginning of New Year (usu. to pray for a good harvest); goddess of (lucky) directions
departure (sailing) formalities
conscious neglect; willful negligence; wilful negligence
bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)
bad deed which ultimately results in the creation of a good Buddhist; older person conducting a funeral service for a younger relative, in particular, a parent for a child
furigana; kana over or beside kanji to indicate pronunciation
hymns of praise in Japanese
yeast mash; yeast starter
Izumi Shikibu (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)
the Six Ksitigarbhas (one for each of the six realms)