woven mat (esp. one made of straw); seat
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
reed (in a loom); yarn guide
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity
slip (of paper); tag (usu. bamboo, wood, ivory, etc.); label
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument; zheng (Chinese zither); guzheng
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument; zheng (Chinese zither); guzheng
warning; admonition; proverb; maxim; aphorism
seal-engraving style (of writing Chinese characters); seal script
iron basket for torches; cresset; brazier; bonfire
sieve; sifter; screen; screening (jobs, candidates, etc.)
spatula; (fabric) tracing spatula; (pottery) pallet; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
mat (made of pieces of split bamboo or reeds tied together)
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
(arch.) Sasamorpha borealis (species of bamboo grass unique to Japan); shoots of this plant
reed (of a musical instrument)
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
xiao (vertical Chinese bamboo flute)
plan; scheme; stratagem; plot; trick
rattan; (rattan) cane (e.g. used in wicker furniture)
rattan; (rattan) cane (e.g. used in wicker furniture)
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
(arch.) short roughly woven fence; divider between boxes (i.e. for box seats) in a theatre, etc.
decametre; decameter; dekametre; dekameter
empty grain husk; immature ear (e.g. wheat); hollow object; unripe fruit
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th century-334 BCE); Guangdong Province (China); Canton; Kwangtung
nonglutinous grain (not sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
rice cake wrapped in bamboo leaves
kōji; malted rice; malt; malt-like material from growing mold on rice, barley, beans, etc. (used as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc.)
dried boiled rice used mainly as provisions of samurai troops and travelers (travellers)
mochi (glutinous rice or other grain, sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)
competing; competition; auction
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters