The Japanese festival for children; a traditional rite of passage and festival day in Japan for three- and seven-year-old girls and three- and five-year-old boys, held annually on November 15. As Shichigosan is not a national holiday, it is generally observed on the nearest weekend. Similar to こどもの日 (Kodomo no Hi, literally “Children's Day”)

being in the mountains or woods / being in the temples

congratulatory visit to the Imperial Palace

to go to the Imperial Palace to offer congratulations

お姉さん: elder sister

what happens twice will happen three times, if it happens twice it will happen again

Short for サンタクロース (“Santa Claus”); Santa

ravages, heavy damage

(historical, including colonial) Busan (a city in South Korea)

obstetrics