David Copperfield (illusionist)
forcing people who can't drink alcohol to drink alcohol
Biwako Canal Memorial Hall
tamago dofu; tamago-dofu; steamed egg custard with soup stock, cooked in a square mould
Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th c. BCE?)
Shugakuin Imperial Villa (in Kyoto)
to take the easy way out; to take the path of least resistance
Kentucky Fried Chicken; KFC
suddenly seeing the light; achieving full enlightenment all of a sudden
satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)
puzzle ring; wire puzzle; exercise where students link crossed hands in a circle and try working together and without letting go
light used as a religious offering; paper lantern (hung up near the door of performers and geishas)
free-spirited and uninhibited
farewell party; send-off party
favourite motto; pet saying
being jealous of things that have nothing to do with one; being jealous of others who are in love with each other
ethylene glycol; ethanediol
mass Ise pilgrimage (occurring intermittently during the Edo period)
mountain of death; steep mountain which the dead must cross to reach the afterlife