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Food, cooking

ehōmaki; uncut sushi roll eaten during setsubun for good luck

favourable direction; favorable direction; lucky direction

Yoshino cherry (Prunus yedoensis)

very auspicious day for all types of occasions (one of the six special days in the Japanese lunisolar calendar)

man of incorruptible character

Food, cooking

slotted dome cast iron grill for preparing jingisukan

Food, cooking

jingisukan (mutton and vegetable dish)

Food, cooking; Named after Genghis Khan

jingisukan; grilled mutton and vegetable dish

Food, cooking

slotted dome cast iron grill (used for jingisukan)

silver-stripe round herring (Spratelloides gracilis)

very auspicious day

very auspicious day for all types of occasions

Food, cooking

jingisukan; Japanese mutton and vegetable dish

なよし sometimes also refers to adults

young striped mullet

earth form of "good luck" character

moderately good luck (in fortune telling)

Organization name

Sumiyoshi-kai (yakuza syndicate)

Historical term

Christianity (in feudal Japan); Christian

Historical term

Kakitsu era (1441.2.17-1444.2.5)

Rare term

reed warbler (esp. the great reed warbler, but also the black-browed reed warbler)

Rare term

Hie Shinto (form of Shinto heavily influenced by Tendai)

Mohe (one of the Tungusic-speaking tribes)