full moon / in the lunar calendar, the fifteenth night of a lunar month, the night of the full moon / more specifically, the fifteenth night of the eighth lunar month, the full moon of mid-autumn

a surname

a surname

motivation

sakura mochi: mochi flavored with pickled sakura blossoms, and with an 餡 (an, “sweet bean paste”) filling; traditionally served for 雛祭り (Hinamatsuri, “Girls' Day”) on 3 March

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a bracken starch jelly-like confection

one's holdings of stock

Alternative form of 持ち株

a set of rice cakes for traditional Japanese New Years decoration