stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
himself; yourself; herself
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
all sorts of; all kinds of
the three grand national holidays (Prayer to the Four Quarters, Empire Day, the Emperor's Birthday; pre-1927)
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
sowing beans (or pulses, etc.); scattering parched beans (to drive out evil spirits)
equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; nirvana
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
charity bazaar; charity bazar
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
public holiday; celebration (of)
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
to be faithful; to do one's duty
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
omission (of middle part of a text); ellipsis
combination; spouse; husband or wife; married couple; husband and wife
remaining text omitted (in quotation)
Gotou Shinpei (1857.7.24-1929.4.13)
righteousness; justice; right
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir