(history, government, music) a 律令 (ritsuryō) department under the 治部省 (Jibushō, “Ministry of Ceremonies”), responsible for court musical activities

using brute strength

Moon on the second day of the lunar calendar, especially on August 2nd

(archaeology) shell mound; shell midden

Synonym of 国司 (kokushi, “provincial governorship”)

(colloquial) rice (husked grains of the rice plant)

(childish) eye

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

coat, jacket / outerwear

clutching firmly; seizing; grabbing tightly