relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
divine sword (one of the three sacred treasures)
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
reference; example; inquiry (about a product, business deal, etc.); enquiry; being summoned to appear to court; witness
four Taoist gods said to reign over the four directions; four gods said to reign over the four seasons
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
long-handled Chinese spear bearing a small flag; banner; hanging
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
place; room; margin; scope
grand ceremony; state ceremony; important law; legal canon
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
sun and moon; time; days and months; Sunday and Monday
third stage; three stages
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
everyday garment worn by nobles in ancient Japan; silk dried after having been washed in plain water and stretched out
hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
make; workmanship; preparation
to give rein to (imagination)
boat festival; festival with portable shrines carried on boats
New Year's period (January 1 to 3)
to carry on one's shoulders (esp. of two or more people carrying a palanquin, etc.)
don't you think?; indicates question
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
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
soft rush (Juncus effusus var. decipiens); common rush
lion dance; traditional dance performed by one or more dancers wearing a guardian lion costume
type of conical hat adorned with flowers (used in Japanese traditional performing arts); hanagasa
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness