the seven treasures (gold, silver, pearls, agate, crystal, coral, lapis lazuli); cloisonne ware; shippō pattern (of overlapping circles); shippō emblem
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
pommel horse; side horse; saddled horse
paper, cloth, wood, etc. representation of a sacred object; paper doll used in purification rites
conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell
staff with plaited paper streamers
duo (ancient Chinese bell with a clapper and a long handle); large wind bell
equipment used in a ritual; ritual implement
calming down; quieting down
quality (of a product or a service)
censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification
naturally; of course; understandably
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
to be born; to come into this world
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
starvation; famine; hunger
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
long-term resident; fixed domicile resident; permanent resident
roaming; drifting about; wandering
entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access; visiting a high-class or noble individual
farming; agriculture; cultivation
abundant harvest; bumper crop
fishing industry; fishery
sea god; Poseidon; Neptune; sea; ocean
big catch (fishing); good haul
discriminated-against people; group of people suffering discrimination
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
custom; habit; customary practice
to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud
founder of a religious sect
lese majesty; lèse-majesté
imprisonment; incarceration
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune