noun:

• first market of the year

noun:

• monk - honorific language

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to be out of breath

noun:

• game of tag ➜ ごっこ

noun / ~する noun:

• forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain by the Edo shogunate

noun / ~する noun:

• being adopted into the family of one's bride

noun:

• type of jōruri recitation ➜ 浄瑠璃

suffix:

• all sorts of; all kinds of

expression:

• don't lend money to a man who doesn't have an erection in the morning (because he's not healthy and might die before he can repay) - archaism - proverb

noun:

• disappearance of snow (i.e. due to melting) - obscure term
• lack of snow (i.e. snow not falling) - obscure term

noun:

• March 3rd of the lunar calendar (one of the five annual festivals); dolls festival; peach festival ➜ 五節句

noun:

• long "o" vowel arising from combination of the "a" and "u" sounds

noun:

• twenty-eighth day of the month
• twenty-eight days

noun:

• an independent word

noun:

• Japanese pronunciation of a kanji (based on adopted Chinese pronunciations) ➜ 音読み

noun:

• type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection

noun:

• red tassel hung above the southeast corner of the ring - Sumo term

noun:

• bonfire often in temple grounds, usu. of charms, talismans, New Year decorations, etc. - Shintō term
• ritual burning of money, cedar sticks, or other objects as an offering ➜ 護摩【ごま】

noun:

• number of pages; page space

expression:

• Life is an unknown course - idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• departure of the emperor from the capital

noun:

• poverty in spite of having a high income

noun:

• short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store

noun:

• topic of conversation

noun:

• actual number of people