noun:

• surimi; minced fish (or meat) mashed into a paste

noun:

• small door which leads into a tea ceremony hut

noun:

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

noun:

• ceremony in which paper lanterns are floated down a river

noun:

• ball of bean paste covered with a kudzu starch glaze

noun:

• bonus paid to employees on occasion of a full house

noun:

• railcar powered by a diesel or gasoline engine; rail motor

noun:

• act or trick which a performer reserves for selected occasions

noun:

• booth or stall in front of a home

noun:

• ex-emperor who becomes a monk
• (Catholic) Pope; religious leader

noun:

• enjoying oneself on a river (e.g. boating, swimming, fishing)

noun:

• banker's cut or fee charged in a gambling saloon

noun:

• boards covering a ditch (drainage, sewage, etc.)

noun:

• the lone woman (e.g. bright flower) in a group

noun:

• shaft (e.g. in a mine); pit

noun:

• standee (in a theatre); standing-room spectator; the gallery

noun:

• place where the sacred palanquin is lodged during a festival ➜ 御旅所

noun:

• Japanese version of baseball played with a hard rubber ball - Sports term ➜ 硬式野球

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to perform religious rites for the repose of a soul

expression / ichidan verb:

• to stop in the middle of a sentence

noun:

• most attractive feature of a person - From English "charm point"

noun:

• minor collision; (have) a scrape (with another vehicle); fender bender

noun:

• competition (rivalry) to first (e.g. rider in a charge)

noun:

• store holding a special commendation (e.g. from the mayor)

noun:

• buttocks of a horse being ridden or followed ➜ 尻馬に乗る
• blind imitation