Meanings

(woman's) ugly or homely face

Oie school of calligraphy (based on the gyōsho style; popular in the Edo period)

to drive (e.g. horse, carriage)

very common way of tying a woman's kimono sash

very common way of tying a woman's kimono sash

to stand high in one's superior's favor and trust

mochi cut thin, dried, and baked or fried

before a Buddha or a mortuary tablet

condolence gift

betrothal money given from man to woman

fish

wife of a shogun or a highest-ranking nobleman

Japanese (language)

controller

Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)

control gene

shrine ritual held within the first two months of the year to forecast or pray for a successful harvest

upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)

Ōgosho period (between the Kansei Reforms and the Tempo Reforms, approx. 1787-1843)

dismounting