(anatomy) lumbar vertebrae (bones of the lower back)

national policy

wheat flour

Alternative spelling of 微塵子 (“water flea”)

see amanojaku above

land associated with something's past

(Japanese folklore) Shapeshifting monster, 妖怪 (yōkai), which for a ruse takes the form of either a helpless baby or tiny old man, crying near woodland trails and crushes passersby who stop to help as it transforms to devour them.

causing further loss when already failing to bring any benefit; backfiring

copper pot shaped like a kamado for boiling water (mainly used for warming up sake)

木の花: flower(s) blooming in a tree; an elegant label for 梅の花 (ume no hana, “plum blossoms”); an elegant label for 桜の花 (sakura no hana, “cherry blossoms”)