御

superstition; superstitious person

shiruko made with strained red bean paste

Buddhism

offering to Buddha (often rice)

a company union

before a Buddha or a mortuary tablet

offerings made to Buddha or placed on a mortuary tablet

annual ceremony of reciting the names of the Buddhas

a rice steamer

dumpling cooked in miso served during the dog days of summer at the imperial court

Archaic; Female; Secret language of court ladies

accompaniments for a rice dish

Archaic; Female; Secret language of court ladies

wooden pestle

Archaic

menstrual period

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

seasonal planting of rice on a field affiliated with a shrine

I'm good, thanks; I'll stay out of this one

Expressions

to be; to exist

Auxiliary verb; After the ～て form of a verb; in highly formal contexts

to be (doing)

Dated term; Auxiliary verb; After the ～て form of a masu verb; as ましてございます

did; (have) done

high-quality soba

Sumo

ring entering ceremony in presence of the emperor or crown prince

Sumo

local wrestler; crowd favorite (favourite)

Omuro (sect of Shingon Buddhism)

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

betrothal money given from man to woman

betrothal money given from woman to man

condolence gift; gift brought to a (Christian) funeral; flower money

Ontake-kyo (sect of Shinto); Mitake-kyo

portable shrine used to transport a sacred object

imperial event at which high monks recited the Golden Light Sutra to pray for national security and good harvests (held annually at the palace from the 8th to the 14th of the first lunar month, between the Nara and Muromachi periods)

Goryū Shinto (sect of amalgamated Shinto)

camel cricket (Diestrammena apicalis); camelback cricket; cave cricket; spider cricket