Meanings

Manchurian walnut (Juglans mandshurica)

traditional winter hunters in Tōhoku

crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci)

lion-hearted general

unsympathetic manager

triumphant (over a mediocre achievement)

game of (blindfolded) tag similar to the children's swimming pool game "Marco Polo"

to harden one's heart

even the hardest of hearts can be moved to tears

making something strong even stronger

all people aren't evil

just as even coarse tea tastes good when fresh, even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth

playing while the cat is away

decorative black flagpole tassel made from tail hair (of a yak, horse, ox, etc.) or dyed hemp

Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

"day of the ghost" (an extremely auspicious day on the lunar calendar for everything but weddings)

Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopacea)

God only knows what may happen

God only knows what may happen

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