the five festivals (January 7, March 3, May 5, July 7 and September 9)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
in terms of; from the point of view of
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
crimson and purple; red-purple; magenta
brilliant; bright; radiant
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
imperial palace; person living in the imperial palace (esp. the emperor); festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress
five court-musician dolls at the Girl's Festival (in March)
gate guard (during the ritsuryō system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryō system)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
dresser; dressing table; vanity table
paper-covered lamp or lantern
all sorts of; various; miscellaneous; motley
ten; 10; ten years of age
merchant's home; rented home; store; shop
technical; specialist; professional; exclusive
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to mix; to stir; to blend
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
holding one's ground; defending local authority
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
traditional Japanese handball (game)
to intend; to be sure that
to be seen dimly; to glimmer
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
meaning of a word; meaning of the kanji (that make up a word)
above-mentioned; above-stated; aforementioned; aforesaid
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
perfectly round; perfectly circular
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain