Emperor's Birthday (national holiday held from 1868 to 1948)
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
clothing (e.g. kimono) decorated with one's family crest
exit; way out; outlet; vent
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
bow; bowing (and greeting); declining; refusing
manners; behavior; behaviour
bleaching; soaking; bleached cotton (esp. wrapped around the torso); doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (Edo-period punishment)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
(Japanese) rice cracker; senbei
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
emperor; prince; princess
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
on hand; readily available
four-legged tray for festive food
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
abundant harvest; bumper crop
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass
to fall in drops; to drip down; to trickle down
to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair