Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora); Japanese umbrella pine; tanyosho pine
black pine (Pinus thunbergii); Japanese black pine
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
decorating shrines and gates with shimenawa ropes for the New Year
southern sky; heavenly bamboo (Nandina domestica); nandina
ornamental kale (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
hakama; pleated skirt or loose-legged trousers worn over a kimono mainly on ceremonial occasions; (leaf) sheath; (sake bottle) stand
one-by-one; separately; in detail
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
vitality; (one's) life force
perpetual youth and longevity
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
perpetuation of one's descendants
sublime; noble; high-minded
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
kami celebrated at the beginning of New Year (usu. to pray for a good harvest); goddess of (lucky) directions
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
I see; that's right; indeed
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
completion; perfection; accomplishment
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
right side; right-hand side
left side; left-hand side
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)