black belt

black vinegar, especially produced from unpolished rice / a drink made with black vinegar as the main ingredient

cosmetically blackened teeth, popular in Japan from ancient times and lasting up until the Meiji period (late 1800s)

bighead carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis)

Synonym of 黄昏 (tasogare, “dusk; twilight”) / Synonym of 黄昏時 (tasogaredoki, “dusk; twilight”)

Eggcorn of 一寸先は闇 (issun saki wa yami, “unpredictable”).

unpredictable; no one knows what the future holds.

(Buddhism) Short for 般若心経 (Hannya Shingyō): the Heart Sutra (Sutra of the Heart of Prajnaparamita)

piety; devotion

loyalty; faithfulness