Meanings

secondary taro corm

minor taro root

wooden rods (square, used in a pair) used in Kansai-area rakugo (e.g. to mark scene changes)

countermeasures to the falling birthrate

skewered rice dumplings in a sweet soy glaze

thin inner ribs of a folding fan

common pill bug (Armadillidium vulgare)

declining birth rate and aging population

Japanese-style confectionary store

Japanese-style confectionary store

to get back to normal

high-grade Japanese fresh confections (usu. colorful sculpted mochi in seasonal designs around bean paste)

bun (hairstyle)

very young fish (esp. a konoshiro gizzard shad)

Japanese confectionery store (orig. one of high standing, supplying the imperial court, etc.)

battledore fair

ultimogeniture

blood coagulation factor

molecular nitrogen

tongue depressor