to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
love of one's country; patriotism; Ireland
women's group; women's association
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. a road to traffic); resumption of services
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
haori and hakama (Japanese male formal attire)
attendance; participation; presence
small silk wrapper; small cloth for wiping tea utensils; crepe wrapper
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
polite; respectful; reverent
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
line; queue; procession; matrix
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
opening (of uncultivated land)
colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
manners and customs; customs and habits
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze