room occupancy ratio; guest room usage rate
Buddhist incantation using chanting, drumbeating, and dancing
ochazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it
palmyra; lusterleaf holly; patra (silver incense dish placed in front of a Buddhist statue)
will not do; do not; does not
screentone; adhesive mechanical tint
ladder form of "high" kanji
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
kimono fabrics shop; draper's shop
to have guts; to be unwavering in one's resolution
starting a train (or bus, etc.) before all the passengers are on board; making a snap decision; starting an action without considering objections to it any longer
to be biased; to be prejudiced; to be partial; to be one-sided
traditional art; traditional performance art
improvement in image (of someone or something); improving one's image
to start; to begin; to commence
colour usage; color usage; use of colour
sending a manuscript to the printer; receiving a manuscript from the author
money-making; earning money
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
order picking (taking goods from a warehouse to fulfil customer orders); lock picking; picking (a guitar, banjo, etc.)
caricature; cartoon; comics
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors)
to go on the defensive; to play it safe
four-legged tray for festive food
cultural assets; cultural property
number of copies; circulation
press; print shop; printing office
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; loss of face
horizontal script (esp. of a European language); European writing; Roman letters; European language; Western language
birds and wild animals; wildlife