parade float; festival float
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
such; this sort of; like this
the seven spring flowers; the seven fall flowers; the seven autumn flowers; the seventh of January; Festival of Seven Herbs
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
Japanese spirea (Spiraea Japonica); meadowsweet; Shimotsuke (former province located in present-day Tochigi Prefecture)
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
technique; art; skill; move
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
sacred tree; support pillars of the traditional fire festival bonfires
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
adorning (a Buddhist statue)
unusual beast; strange beast
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
advanced (developed) country; advanced nations
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
water's edge; beach; shore
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
grounds of a Shinto shrine
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
death (of a nobleman, etc.)
to chant; to sing; to recite; to write (a poem); to compose
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
wild goose; glans; head of a penis
to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
caring for (esp. a pet or a small object); cherishing; being fond of; prizing; treasuring
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it