ceremonial; ritual; ritualistic; formal
popular name; common name; given name
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
Chinese silvergrass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden grass; susuki grass
long hair (usu. of a man)
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
marriage fraud; fake marriage
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
symbol; sign; (secret) price mark; secret language; code
password; watchword; motto; slogan
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
explicit statement (e.g. in law); express provision
red; red kidney bean; sweet potato (any of a number of different cultivars with red skin); bowl of shaved ice with boiled adzuki beans
takeout (food); take-out; takeaway; carry-out; to-go
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
origin; (arch.) appearance of an auspicious sign that one will receive a divine mandate to becoming emperor; (arch.) birth of an emperor or his ancestors
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
counter for generations; epoch
imperial court; royal court
from the best to the worst; from top to bottom; of every kind; all sorts
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)