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traditional Koshลgatsu ceremony where the newly-wed wife is hit on the rump with a sacred wooden pole to ensure her fertility
last death anniversary for which there is a memorial service held (usu. the 32nd or 49th)
tuberous
War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression (Chinese name for the Second Sino-Japanese War; 1937-1945)
odd couple
one swing
longhorn cowfish (Lactoria cornuta)
excellent poem
business district
date shell (Lithophaga curta)
newly harvested sesame seeds
mitre (joint, in woodworking)
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
mirror finish
intermediate wholesaler
half-dried daikon, salted and picked in kลji
freshly harvested adzuki beans
pickled buds of chocolate vine, Japanese pepper tree, etc.
tending pine trees (esp. in autumn)
fresh-water algae
Cabinet Information Research Office
cryolite
tofu pudding
People's Honour Award (honor)
perceptive mental disturbances
guarantee letter
kindling burned in shrines and temples
diviner (esp. of the Yin and Yang system)
tate-shiho-gatame (judo)