decoration; ornament; trimmings
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
kitchen; financial situation
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
god of fire (in Japanese mythology, usu. Kagutsuchi no Kami)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
dwelling; house; residence; address
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
Shinto shrine on Buddhist temple grounds dedicated to the tutelary deity of the area
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
bringing; taking; carrying
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
decoration hung on the New Year's pine on New Year's eve
new straw; straw from the current year; rice seedlings boiled and dried and then tied into a woman's hair to chase evil spirits away
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
each place; various places
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
Shimane prefecture (Chūgoku area)