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若宮
わかみや
young imperial prince; child of the imperial family; shrine dedicated to a child of the god of the main shrine; newly built shrine (to which a divided tutelary deity has just been transferred)
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般若
はんにゃ
prajna; wisdom required to attain enlightenment; noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); family crest designed after the Hannya noh mask; dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression
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若衆
わかしゅ、わかしゅう
young man (in the Edo period, esp. one with forelocks who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony); young male prostitute; young kabuki actor (who may also act as a homosexual prostitute); younger partner in a homosexual relationship
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若年寄
若年寄り
わかどしより
young person acting like an old person; officials who helped the council of elders during the Edo period
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