tax declaration certificate
hair iron; curling tongs; straightening iron
Shinto ritual in which a shaman or priest soaks bamboo grass in boiling water and sprinkles the water on worshippers (originally a form of divination, later a purification ceremony, now primarily used to pray for good health)
grand kagura performance at Ise; type of performance including the lion dance and juggling; Camellia japonica 'Daikagura' (cultivar of Japanese camellia)
additional bus service; extra bus
apple cider vinegar; cider vinegar
Sumida River Firework Festival (Tokyo)
to be purified; to be cleansed
to spread word of; to trumpet; to bruit
attainment of Buddhahood during life
snooze (delay function on alarm clock)
self-centeredness; self-centredness; selfishness; egotism; egoism
to write out; to express; to describe; to publish
feigning death; playing possum; tonic immobility; thanatosis; apparent death
major-leaguer; member of a major-league team
doll cake; sponge cake in various shapes filled with red bean paste
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
(right-wing) propaganda truck
to jump up and down; to hop
red paper restaurant lantern; cheap eating and drinking place
hornet larva (esp. of yellowjacket species Vespula flaviceps); bee larva
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
question; inquiry; asking
fascinating; bewitching; dazzling; entrancing
loco moco (Hawaiian rice dish)