inner parlor; inner parlour; salon; living room
early spring; beginning of spring; first month of the lunar calendar
early spring; beginning of spring; New Year
grand kagura performance at Ise; type of performance including the lion dance and juggling; Camellia japonica 'Daikagura' (cultivar of Japanese camellia)
accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
shuttlecock (in hanetsuki)
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
time; hour; season; time of the year
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
white vegetables or fish simmered without soy sauce
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
very young; little; childish; immature
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
every person; every mouth; every entrance
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
looking tipsy; seeming drunk
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to be smeared; to be covered
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
shod feet; wearing shoes; muddy feet; dirty feet
to torment; to torture; to harass
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying
ritual music and dancing in shrines and temples; rice dance; rice festival; tofu (or fish, etc.) baked and coated with miso; turning something in the manner one would use to cook dengaku-tofu on both sides