harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible
two bows, two claps, and a third bow (common form of worshipping at a shrine)
main hall (of a Shinto shrine); main shrine; inner sanctuary
worshipper; worshiper; visitor (to a shrine or temple); pilgrim
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
visitor (to a shrine or temple)
a great variety of; diversity
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
to eke out a living; to get a bare livelihood; to live from hand to mouth
(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags
going and worshipping (at a shrine or temple); visit (to a shrine or temple to worship)
classification by colour; sorting by color; color-coding; classification; sorting; grouping
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
calling by name; designation; nomination
with a (cry of) "ah!"; with a shout (of surprise, shock, etc.); in surprise; in astonishment
first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)
main hall (of a Buddhist temple); main temple
paper crane; origami crane
causing a stir; causing a commotion; making a fuss; troublemaker; person who causes a stir
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
votive tablet; wooden tablet usu. filled out with a prayer and one's name and hung up at a shrine or temple; orig. picturing a horse, as a stand-in for a donation of a live horse
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
bright green; chartreuse green
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
genuine; authentic; true; real
yes or no answer; agreement or disagreement; consent or refusal
to make a splash; to draw attention
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
scrap; (small) piece; unimportant (person); petty ...; humble ...
promising; hopeful; full of promise
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
pistachio (Pistacia vera)