noun:

• funeral

noun:

• (arrogance and) insolence - four character idiom

noun:

• bowing while sitting

noun:

• medical fee

noun:

• pilgrimage

noun:

• bothersome formalities

noun:

• Shikoku pilgrimage (to the 88 temples); Shikoku pilgrim ➜ 四国八十八箇所

noun:

• afternoon assembly (at a company, etc.)

noun:

• ceremony of installing a Crown Prince

noun:

• female genital cutting; female genital mutilation; female circumcision

noun / ~する noun:

• prostration; placing knees, hands and forehead on the ground to show utmost respect - Buddhism term ➜ 五体投地【ごたいとうち】

noun:

• banners of thanks for the full house (in sumo tournaments, soccer matches, concerts, etc.) - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• silent bow

noun / ~する noun:

• circumcision (male)

noun:

• (the Christian sacrament of) confirmation

noun:

• New Year's greetings

expression / noun:

• showing special confidence and courtesy (to someone, often to convince them to take a post, etc.)

noun:

• adoration which is performed three times or repeatedly; act of worship which is performed three times or repeatedly ➜ 三拝

noun / ~する noun:

• bowing while standing; standing bow ➜ 座礼

noun / ~する noun:

• exercising self-restraint and conforming to the rules of etiquette and formality - four character idiom

noun:

• tea ceremony performed with tables and chairs (instead of sitting on tatami)

noun:

• burial at sea

noun:

• rebaptism by immersion

noun:

• imperial or state ceremony

expression:

• refraining from offering the (New Year's) greetings during the period of mourning - four character idiom