noun:

• game of tag ➜ ごっこ

noun:

• while taking a walk

noun / ~する noun:

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

noun:

• three wins in a row

noun / ~する noun:

• being adopted into the family of one's bride

noun:

• type of jōruri recitation ➜ 浄瑠璃

godan ~す verb / intransitive verb:

• to go (somewhere) with a purpose

noun / ~する noun:

• re-entry into a country

suffix:

• all sorts of; all kinds of

noun:

• head like a hammer

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

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply

noun:

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

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:

• low fence flanking a gate or entrance

noun:

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

expression:

• a sound mind is in a sound body; mens sana in corpore sano - proverb

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

noun / ~する noun:

• departure of the emperor from the capital

noun:

• ringing one's chopsticks against a dish (in order to request seconds, etc.) (a breach of etiquette)