you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
father; dad; husband; you; he
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
story; tale; talk; discussion
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
elder sister; effeminate man
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
confections; sweets; candy; cake
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
story; tale; talk; discussion
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
bento; Japanese box lunch
(another's) daughter; young lady
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
maid; helper; help; assistance
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
(someone else's) daughter
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
festival; feast; carnival
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
it's been a long time; long time no see
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
father; dad; husband; you; he
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
grandfather; male senior-citizen
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
unveiling; debut; introduction
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
grandfather; male senior-citizen
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
sleepover; overnight stay
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
telephone call; telephone (device)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
standard; set; routine; decided
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
manners; behavior; behaviour
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
retainer; attendant; escort
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
personal (employee); employed; retained
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed; field of alpine flowers
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
ahead; before; the future
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
grandfather; male senior-citizen
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
bedpan; chamber pot; potty
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
audience (with a person of high standing)
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
bill (at a restaurant); check
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
elder sister; effeminate man
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
story; tale; talk; discussion
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
lord; nobleman; daimyō; dignitary; master
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
wearing one's hair in braids
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
uniforms supplied to employees; an allotment
beanbag; beanbag juggling game; bobbling the ball
well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
(giving) birth; childbirth; delivery; confinement
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
snack (to have with a drink); side dish
regular customer; valued client
Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
departure; leaving; starting; standing
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
person sought by the police; wanted person; fugitive from justice
wearing one's hair in braids
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
all-night vigil over a body; wake
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
exorcism rite; purification
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
perfect; just right; ideal
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
(your) judgment; discernment
used article (esp. clothes)
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
drawing; painting; doodling; sketching
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.); financially supporting one's favorite celebrity (by buying merchandise, attending events, etc.)
dignitaries; very important persons; VIPs
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
cake or snack served with tea
it's been a long time; long time no see
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
bargain; good buy; budget
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
one's parents' home; one's origins; one's upbringing; one's past
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)
(someone else's) daughter
it's been a long time; long time no see
festival; feast; carnival
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
head; brains; intelligence
tea-ceremony procedures; skill; dexterity; (arch.) you
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
(another's) daughter; young lady
policeman; cop; walking in a circle (dog trick); (arch.) rounds (doctor, police beat, etc.); (arch.) vegetables that accompany rice (secret language of court ladies)
(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
drawing; painting; doodling; sketching
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
cold (drinking) water; (glass of) cold water; cold boiled rice
being postponed; being shelved; being put on hold; putting in storage; thing put in storage
please sit down; please have a seat
well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
precocious; precocious child
(the privilege to have) an audience (with one's lord, a dignitary, etc.); interview (with one's superior); one's debut (first) appearance; debut (of a new product, work of art, actor, etc.); trial service (of a servant)
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
retainer; attendant; escort
little something; reward; tip
visiting a shrine or temple to give thanks; settling scores
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)
bill (e.g. at a restaurant); check
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
wrapped offering (of money)
poor; unsatisfactory; inadequate; cold; chilly
ohajiki; traditional Japanese children's game similar to marbles, played with coin-shaped pieces made of coloured glass or plastic
cancellation; abandonment
pot; volcanic crater; (one's) buttocks; male homosexual; effeminate man
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
compliments; civilities; hospitality; special treatment; bill (at a restaurant); check
compliments; civilities; hospitality; special treatment; bill (at a restaurant); check
maid; helper; help; assistance
self-aggrandizement under pretense of aiding another (aggrandisement, pretence)
that's too bad; too bad for you!
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
cold (drinking) water; (glass of) cold water; cold boiled rice
changing one's dress (e.g. at the wedding reception)
Inari (god of harvests, wealth, fertility, etc.); Inari shrine; inarizushi (sushi wrapped in fried tofu); scrotum; testicle sack
Inari (god of harvests, wealth, fertility, etc.); Inari shrine; inarizushi (sushi wrapped in fried tofu); scrotum; testicle sack
changing one's clothes; a change of clothes
mid-year gift; summer gift
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
display of dolls during Hinamatsuri; Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
standard; set; routine; decided
okara; soy pulp; tofu dregs; edible pulp separated from soybean milk in the production of tofu
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
one's specialty; one's forte; specialty of a kabuki school
poor; unsatisfactory; inadequate; cold; chilly
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
perfect; just right; ideal
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
bureaucratic routine; red tape
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
year-end gift; end of the year; year end
tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
bento; Japanese box lunch
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
pot; volcanic crater; (one's) buttocks; male homosexual; effeminate man
that's too bad; too bad for you!
usual; normal; stereotyped
needlework; sewing; seamstress
one's parents' home; one's origins; one's upbringing; one's past
festival; feast; carnival
chaperoning; monitoring someone's behaviour; watchdog; chaperone; watcher
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
hundred times worship (e.g. walking back and forth a hundred times before a shrine offering a prayer each time)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
buttocks; lower back; waist; kimono underskirt
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
(the privilege to have) an audience (with one's lord, a dignitary, etc.); interview (with one's superior); one's debut (first) appearance; debut (of a new product, work of art, actor, etc.); trial service (of a servant)
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)
pickled vegetables; pickles
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
self-aggrandizement under pretense of aiding another (aggrandisement, pretence)
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
ladle; tadpole; musical note
kitchen maid; kitchen duties; cooking
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
sleepover; overnight stay
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
serving tea (esp. at a company); tea server; tea lady
round, wooden container for cooked rice
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
oyaki; fried round wheat or buckwheat flour cake with various fillings; imagawayaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
personal (employee); employed; retained
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
portable shrine (carried in festivals); buttocks; lower back; waist
primness; prim person; clear soup
attending (upon); keeping another company
shelving (a play, movie, etc.); closing down; cancelling; rice storehouse of the Edo shogunate
portable shrine (carried in festivals); buttocks; lower back; waist
portable shrine (carried in festivals); buttocks; lower back; waist
trip story; vacation story
cake or snack served with tea
poorly made article; defective article; Gautama Buddha
poorly made article; defective article; Gautama Buddha
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
please sit down; please have a seat
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
regular customer; valued client
compliments; civilities; hospitality; special treatment; bill (at a restaurant); check
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
tooth blackening; tooth-blackening dye
cinch; pushover; easy matter; light snack; cake served with tea
please sit down; please have a seat
pickled vegetables; pickles
passing away; dying; death
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
bowel movement; evacuation
sacred wine or sake; sake offered to the gods; sake
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; one's forte
shelving (a play, movie, etc.); closing down; cancelling; rice storehouse of the Edo shogunate
aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
one's forte; strong point; specialty; speciality
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
perfect; just right; ideal
burnt rice; scorched rice; crispy rice at bottom of cooking pan; woman who hangs out with gay men
exorcism rite; purification
money; coin; dough; moolah; brass
attending (upon); keeping another company
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
honorific or polite prefix
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
burnt rice; scorched rice; crispy rice at bottom of cooking pan; woman who hangs out with gay men
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
wrapped offering (of money)
sitting between the host and guest of honour at a drinking party (honor); companion
primness; prim person; clear soup
(your) judgment; discernment
elder sister; effeminate man
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
policeman; cop; walking in a circle (dog trick); (arch.) rounds (doctor, police beat, etc.); (arch.) vegetables that accompany rice (secret language of court ladies)
drawing; painting; doodling; sketching
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
audience (with a person of high standing)
very common way of tying a woman's kimono sash
ohajiki; traditional Japanese children's game similar to marbles, played with coin-shaped pieces made of coloured glass or plastic
lecture (i.e. an admonishment); sermon
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
ahead; before; the future
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
that's too bad; too bad for you!
aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
to be recognized (by someone of higher status); to be noticed; to get attention
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman
tooth blackening; tooth-blackening dye
to be recognized (by someone of higher status); to be noticed; to get attention
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
manners; behavior; behaviour
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
passing away; dying; death
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master
boasting of one's hometown
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
policeman; cop; walking in a circle (dog trick); (arch.) rounds (doctor, police beat, etc.); (arch.) vegetables that accompany rice (secret language of court ladies)
tea-ceremony procedures; skill; dexterity; (arch.) you
display of dolls during Hinamatsuri; Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
round, wooden container for cooked rice
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
ladle; tadpole; musical note
New Year's sake; spiced sake
local dialect; vernacular; provincialism
miyamairi; newborn child's first visit to a shrine (within about 30 days of being born); visiting a shrine
oyaki; fried round wheat or buckwheat flour cake with various fillings; imagawayaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot
court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
scolding; telling-off; talking-to; dressing-down
unveiling; debut; introduction
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
pert; tomboyish; impudent; lively; boisterous
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)
money; coin; dough; moolah; brass
court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
a recommendation; an order
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection
festival merrymaking; revelry
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
merchant's home (esp. used by apprentices, etc.); (your) rental home
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
precocious; precocious child
display of dolls during Hinamatsuri; Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
cold (drinking) water; (glass of) cold water; cold boiled rice
afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); afternoon tea
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
uniforms supplied to employees; an allotment
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
(arch.) court lady with her own private chamber or office; low-class prostitute (Edo period)
your address; your place of residence
(private) geisha entertainment; being entertained by one or more geisha (in a tea house or traditional Japanese restaurant)
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
person sought by the police; wanted person; fugitive from justice
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
(the privilege to have) an audience (with one's lord, a dignitary, etc.); interview (with one's superior); one's debut (first) appearance; debut (of a new product, work of art, actor, etc.); trial service (of a servant)
needlework; sewing; seamstress
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
beanbag; beanbag juggling game; bobbling the ball
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
all-night vigil over a body; wake
very common way of tying a woman's kimono sash
privy purse; money used for private purposes by the members of the Imperial family
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
(giving) birth; childbirth; delivery; confinement
snack (to have with a drink); side dish
cancellation; abandonment
usual; normal; stereotyped
hired foreigner; foreign advisor hired by the Japanese government for their specialized knowledge to assist in the modernization of Japan at the end of the Bakufu and during the Meiji Era
flunky; cat's-paw; tool; person whose services are at the disposal of another
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
shelving (a play, movie, etc.); closing down; cancelling; rice storehouse of the Edo shogunate
rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame
compliments; civilities; hospitality; special treatment; bill (at a restaurant); check
New Year's sake; spiced sake
your address; your place of residence
making arbitrary decisions which benefit oneself; self-approved plan
free service after one has finished one's apprenticeship
(woman's) ugly or homely face; old bag
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
spy working for the Edo shogunate; oniwaban
place where the sacred palanquin is lodged during a festival
cinch; pushover; easy matter; light snack; cake served with tea
please understand that...; please bear in mind that ...
dining table; (arch.) cooked rice
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed; field of alpine flowers
bedpan; chamber pot; potty
court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
goods to offer the junk dealer
moody person; temperamental person; fickle person
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker
telephone call; telephone (device)
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
bargain; good buy; budget
please make yourself comfortable; please relax your sitting position
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
standard; set; routine; decided
little something; reward; tip
bowel movement; evacuation
please understand that...; please bear in mind that ...
(Nichiren Buddhism) memorial service for Nichiren (13th day of 10th month)
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
festival merrymaking; revelry
drawing; painting; doodling; sketching
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
regular customer; valued client
snack (to have with a drink); side dish
wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)
dignitaries; very important persons; VIPs
year-end gift; end of the year; year end
sacred wine or sake; sake offered to the gods; sake
tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale
lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master
please understand that...; please bear in mind that ...
(Nichiren Buddhism) memorial service for Nichiren (13th day of 10th month)
please make yourself comfortable; please relax your sitting position
to perform anal sex (between men); to bugger; to sodomize; to crash a car into the back of another (usu. used in the passive voice); to rear-end
departure; leaving; starting; standing
used article (esp. clothes)
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
dignitaries; very important persons; VIPs
bargain; good buy; budget
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha
being postponed; being shelved; being put on hold; putting in storage; thing put in storage
bill (e.g. at a restaurant); check
bureaucratic routine; red tape
burnt rice; scorched rice; crispy rice at bottom of cooking pan; woman who hangs out with gay men
trip story; vacation story
place where the sacred palanquin is lodged during a festival
Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
goods to offer the junk dealer
Kyoto area festival held on the 11th lunar month (wherein bonfires are burned at shrines)
Kyoto area festival held on the 11th lunar month (wherein bonfires are burned at shrines)
the founder of our sect (esp. in reference to Nichiren)
annual ceremony of reciting the names of the Buddhas
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
confections; sweets; candy; cake
unveiling; debut; introduction
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
bill (at a restaurant); check
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
lord; nobleman; daimyō; dignitary; master
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
cake or snack served with tea
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.); financially supporting one's favorite celebrity (by buying merchandise, attending events, etc.)
boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)
serving tea (esp. at a company); tea server; tea lady
portable shrine (carried in festivals); buttocks; lower back; waist
visiting a shrine or temple to give thanks; settling scores
changing one's dress (e.g. at the wedding reception)
mid-year gift; summer gift
changing one's clothes; a change of clothes
one's specialty; one's forte; specialty of a kabuki school
chaperoning; monitoring someone's behaviour; watchdog; chaperone; watcher
hundred times worship (e.g. walking back and forth a hundred times before a shrine offering a prayer each time)
buttocks; lower back; waist; kimono underskirt
kitchen maid; kitchen duties; cooking
to be recognized (by someone of higher status); to be noticed; to get attention
one's forte; strong point; specialty; speciality
northern groundcone (Boschniakia rossica)
lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master
lecture (i.e. an admonishment); sermon
boasting of one's hometown
local dialect; vernacular; provincialism
miyamairi; newborn child's first visit to a shrine (within about 30 days of being born); visiting a shrine
Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
scolding; telling-off; talking-to; dressing-down
a recommendation; an order
Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
merchant's home (esp. used by apprentices, etc.); (your) rental home
afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); afternoon tea
(private) geisha entertainment; being entertained by one or more geisha (in a tea house or traditional Japanese restaurant)
privy purse; money used for private purposes by the members of the Imperial family
making arbitrary decisions which benefit oneself; self-approved plan
flunky; cat's-paw; tool; person whose services are at the disposal of another
hired foreigner; foreign advisor hired by the Japanese government for their specialized knowledge to assist in the modernization of Japan at the end of the Bakufu and during the Meiji Era
free service after one has finished one's apprenticeship
moody person; temperamental person; fickle person
Japanese style of calligraphy based on the gyōsho style popular in the Edo period
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker
to perform anal sex (between men); to bugger; to sodomize; to crash a car into the back of another (usu. used in the passive voice); to rear-end
annual New Year's poetry reading (held at the Imperial Court)
to perform anal sex (between men); to bugger; to sodomize; to crash a car into the back of another (usu. used in the passive voice); to rear-end
Kyoto area festival held on the 11th lunar month (wherein bonfires are burned at shrines)
Kyoto area festival held on the 11th lunar month (wherein bonfires are burned at shrines)
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
broth; soup (esp. miso soup)
to flatter a higher-up; (lit.) to brush the dirt from a beard
portable shrine used to transport a sacred object
shrine ritual held with the first two months of the year to forecast (or pray for) a successful harvest; seasonal planting of rice on a field affiliated with a shrine
shrine ritual held with the first two months of the year to forecast (or pray for) a successful harvest; seasonal planting of rice on a field affiliated with a shrine
to flatter a higher-up; to suck up to; to curry favour; (lit.) to brush the dirt from a beard
Omuro (sect of Shingon Buddhism)
to stand high in one's superior's favor and trust
condolence gift; gift brought to a (Christian) funeral; flower money
shrine ritual held with the first two months of the year to forecast (or pray for) a successful harvest; seasonal planting of rice on a field affiliated with a shrine
portable shrine used to transport a sacred object
dining table; (arch.) cooked rice
broth; soup (esp. miso soup)
starchy solution formed during rice cooking
to flatter a higher-up; to suck up to; to curry favour; (lit.) to brush the dirt from a beard
to flatter a higher-up; (lit.) to brush the dirt from a beard
pert; tomboyish; impudent; lively; boisterous
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
bedpan; chamber pot; potty
snack (to have with a drink); side dish
snack (to have with a drink); side dish
primness; prim person; clear soup
Kyoto-style side dish; meal of side dishes
starchy solution formed during rice cooking
please allow me to introduce myself
another's wife or daughter
please allow me to introduce myself