Vocabulary

non-caffeinated; decaffeinated

aroma candle; aromatic candle

halo; angel ring

female cat

Kanto Festival (Akita)

language of the enemy (esp. English in Japan during WWII)

one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that

ritual to banish the sleep demon (esp. in Tōhoku)

board breaking; board splitting

granulite

scarlet rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus); common rosefinch

L-shaped gutter; L-shaped drain

materiality; importance; gravity

material

radiance

slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure

as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all

thein; theine; caffeine

theine; thein; caffeine

pearl oyster

magnetoencephalogram

magnetoencephalograph; MEG

neuro-magnetic field

neuro-magnetic

peeling; separation; exfoliation

leaf withering

Vienna sausage cut in the shape of an octopus

string-crossing (violin, cello, etc.)

double-stopping (string instr.); double-stop

three main Kumano shrines (Kumano Hongu Taisha, Kumano Nachi Taisha, Kumano Hayatama Taisha)

three main Kumano shrines (Kumano Hongu Taisha, Kumano Nachi Taisha, Kumano Hayatama Taisha)

kami of the three main Kumano shrines

kami of the three main Kumano shrines

pilgrimage to the three main Kumano shrines

pilgrimage to the three main Kumano shrines

racing pigeon; homing pigeon

shellfish fry

folk singer

staying for two or more nights in a row (e.g. at a hotel)

normal serving; medium-sized portion