performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
lottery; tombola; drawing
utagaruta; traditional matching game played with cards with stanzas of waka written on them
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
glutinous rice with red beans (eaten on celebratory occasions); mochi rice with red beans
Girls' Festival (March 3); Dolls' Festival
sweet white sake; doburoku (unrefined sake)
rice cakes wrapped in oak leaves
if it is the case that ...
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
sweet half sake; sweet drink made from fermented rice
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
expenses; costly; expensive
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
Japanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm)
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
unconditionally; as a rule
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
vidya (wisdom); mantra; the coming (July 4, etc.)
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
head; chief; chairman; governor; top student; head of the class
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to use one's own money; to pay for from one's own pocket
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
principal occupation; core business