you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
father; dad; husband; you; he
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
story; tale; talk; discussion
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
elder sister; effeminate man
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
confections; sweets; candy; cake
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
story; tale; talk; discussion
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
bento; Japanese box lunch
(another's) daughter; young lady
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
maid; helper; help; assistance
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
(someone else's) daughter
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
festival; feast; carnival
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
it's been a long time; long time no see
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
father; dad; husband; you; he
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
grandfather; male senior-citizen
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
unveiling; debut; introduction
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
grandfather; male senior-citizen
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
sleepover; overnight stay
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
telephone call; telephone (device)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
standard; set; routine; decided
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
manners; behavior; behaviour
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
retainer; attendant; escort
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
personal (employee); employed; retained
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed; field of alpine flowers
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
ahead; before; the future
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
grandfather; male senior-citizen
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
audience (with a person of high standing)
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
bedpan; chamber pot; potty
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
bill (at a restaurant); check
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
elder sister; effeminate man
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
story; tale; talk; discussion
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
wearing one's hair in braids
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
uniforms supplied to employees; an allotment
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
lord; nobleman; daimyō; dignitary; master
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
beanbag; beanbag juggling game; bobbling the ball
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
regular customer; valued client
(giving) birth; childbirth; delivery; confinement
snack (to have with a drink); side dish
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
wearing one's hair in braids
Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)
departure; leaving; starting; standing
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
person sought by the police; wanted person; fugitive from justice
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
all-night vigil over a body; wake
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
exorcism rite; purification
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
perfect; just right; ideal
(your) judgment; discernment
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
it's been a long time; long time no see
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
used article (esp. clothes)
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
drawing; painting; doodling; sketching
wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.); financially supporting one's favorite celebrity (by buying merchandise, attending events, etc.)
dignitaries; very important persons; VIPs
cake or snack served with tea
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
bargain; good buy; budget
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman
it's been a long time; long time no see
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
one's parents' home; one's origins; one's upbringing; one's past
boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)
(someone else's) daughter
festival; feast; carnival
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
head; brains; intelligence
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
tea-ceremony procedures; skill; dexterity; (arch.) you
(another's) daughter; young lady
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
policeman; cop; walking in a circle (dog trick); (arch.) rounds (doctor, police beat, etc.); (arch.) vegetables that accompany rice (secret language of court ladies)
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha
(the privilege to have) an audience (with one's lord, a dignitary, etc.); interview (with one's superior); one's debut (first) appearance; debut (of a new product, work of art, actor, etc.); trial service (of a servant)
drawing; painting; doodling; sketching
cold (drinking) water; (glass of) cold water; cold boiled rice
please sit down; please have a seat
being postponed; being shelved; being put on hold; putting in storage; thing put in storage
precocious; precocious child
well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
retainer; attendant; escort
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)
visiting a shrine or temple to give thanks; settling scores
little something; reward; tip
bill (e.g. at a restaurant); check
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
wrapped offering (of money)
poor; unsatisfactory; inadequate; cold; chilly
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
ohajiki; traditional Japanese children's game similar to marbles, played with coin-shaped pieces made of coloured glass or plastic
cancellation; abandonment
that's too bad; too bad for you!
pot; volcanic crater; (one's) buttocks; male homosexual; effeminate man
self-aggrandizement under pretense of aiding another (aggrandisement, pretence)
compliments; civilities; hospitality; special treatment; bill (at a restaurant); check
compliments; civilities; hospitality; special treatment; bill (at a restaurant); check
maid; helper; help; assistance
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
changing one's clothes; a change of clothes
changing one's dress (e.g. at the wedding reception)
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
cold (drinking) water; (glass of) cold water; cold boiled rice
Inari (god of harvests, wealth, fertility, etc.); Inari shrine; inarizushi (sushi wrapped in fried tofu); scrotum; testicle sack
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
Inari (god of harvests, wealth, fertility, etc.); Inari shrine; inarizushi (sushi wrapped in fried tofu); scrotum; testicle sack
mid-year gift; summer gift
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
display of dolls during Hinamatsuri; Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
one's specialty; one's forte; specialty of a kabuki school
okara; soy pulp; tofu dregs; edible pulp separated from soybean milk in the production of tofu
standard; set; routine; decided
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
perfect; just right; ideal
poor; unsatisfactory; inadequate; cold; chilly
bureaucratic routine; red tape
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
year-end gift; end of the year; year end
tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale
that's too bad; too bad for you!
usual; normal; stereotyped
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
pot; volcanic crater; (one's) buttocks; male homosexual; effeminate man
bento; Japanese box lunch
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
needlework; sewing; seamstress
one's parents' home; one's origins; one's upbringing; one's past
festival; feast; carnival
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
chaperoning; monitoring someone's behaviour; watchdog; chaperone; watcher
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
hundred times worship (e.g. walking back and forth a hundred times before a shrine offering a prayer each time)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
buttocks; lower back; waist; kimono underskirt
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
(the privilege to have) an audience (with one's lord, a dignitary, etc.); interview (with one's superior); one's debut (first) appearance; debut (of a new product, work of art, actor, etc.); trial service (of a servant)
self-aggrandizement under pretense of aiding another (aggrandisement, pretence)
pickled vegetables; pickles
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
serving tea (esp. at a company); tea server; tea lady
ladle; tadpole; musical note
kitchen maid; kitchen duties; cooking
sleepover; overnight stay
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
round, wooden container for cooked rice
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
oyaki; fried round wheat or buckwheat flour cake with various fillings; imagawayaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
personal (employee); employed; retained
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
shelving (a play, movie, etc.); closing down; cancelling; rice storehouse of the Edo shogunate
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
portable shrine (carried in festivals); buttocks; lower back; waist
primness; prim person; clear soup
attending (upon); keeping another company
cake or snack served with tea
please sit down; please have a seat
trip story; vacation story
portable shrine (carried in festivals); buttocks; lower back; waist
portable shrine (carried in festivals); buttocks; lower back; waist
poorly made article; defective article; Gautama Buddha
poorly made article; defective article; Gautama Buddha
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
regular customer; valued client
compliments; civilities; hospitality; special treatment; bill (at a restaurant); check
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
cinch; pushover; easy matter; light snack; cake served with tea
please sit down; please have a seat
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
tooth blackening; tooth-blackening dye
passing away; dying; death
pickled vegetables; pickles
bowel movement; evacuation
one's forte; strong point; specialty; speciality
sacred wine or sake; sake offered to the gods; sake
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; one's forte
shelving (a play, movie, etc.); closing down; cancelling; rice storehouse of the Edo shogunate
perfect; just right; ideal
aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
burnt rice; scorched rice; crispy rice at bottom of cooking pan; woman who hangs out with gay men
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
exorcism rite; purification
money; coin; dough; moolah; brass
attending (upon); keeping another company
one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
honorific or polite prefix
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
wrapped offering (of money)
primness; prim person; clear soup
burnt rice; scorched rice; crispy rice at bottom of cooking pan; woman who hangs out with gay men
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
sitting between the host and guest of honour at a drinking party (honor); companion
elder sister; effeminate man
(your) judgment; discernment
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
drawing; painting; doodling; sketching
policeman; cop; walking in a circle (dog trick); (arch.) rounds (doctor, police beat, etc.); (arch.) vegetables that accompany rice (secret language of court ladies)
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
lecture (i.e. an admonishment); sermon
audience (with a person of high standing)
that's too bad; too bad for you!
very common way of tying a woman's kimono sash
ohajiki; traditional Japanese children's game similar to marbles, played with coin-shaped pieces made of coloured glass or plastic
aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
ahead; before; the future
one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
to be recognized (by someone of higher status); to be noticed; to get attention
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
tooth blackening; tooth-blackening dye
to be recognized (by someone of higher status); to be noticed; to get attention
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
manners; behavior; behaviour
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
passing away; dying; death
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
policeman; cop; walking in a circle (dog trick); (arch.) rounds (doctor, police beat, etc.); (arch.) vegetables that accompany rice (secret language of court ladies)
lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master
boasting of one's hometown
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
tea-ceremony procedures; skill; dexterity; (arch.) you
display of dolls during Hinamatsuri; Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
round, wooden container for cooked rice
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
ladle; tadpole; musical note
New Year's sake; spiced sake
local dialect; vernacular; provincialism
well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
oyaki; fried round wheat or buckwheat flour cake with various fillings; imagawayaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot
scolding; telling-off; talking-to; dressing-down
miyamairi; newborn child's first visit to a shrine (within about 30 days of being born); visiting a shrine
court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
unveiling; debut; introduction
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
pert; tomboyish; impudent; lively; boisterous
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)
money; coin; dough; moolah; brass
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
festival merrymaking; revelry
a recommendation; an order
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
merchant's home (esp. used by apprentices, etc.); (your) rental home
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
precocious; precocious child
display of dolls during Hinamatsuri; Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
cold (drinking) water; (glass of) cold water; cold boiled rice
afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); afternoon tea
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
uniforms supplied to employees; an allotment
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
(arch.) court lady with her own private chamber or office; low-class prostitute (Edo period)
your address; your place of residence
(private) geisha entertainment; being entertained by one or more geisha (in a tea house or traditional Japanese restaurant)
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
person sought by the police; wanted person; fugitive from justice
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
(the privilege to have) an audience (with one's lord, a dignitary, etc.); interview (with one's superior); one's debut (first) appearance; debut (of a new product, work of art, actor, etc.); trial service (of a servant)
needlework; sewing; seamstress
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
beanbag; beanbag juggling game; bobbling the ball
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
all-night vigil over a body; wake
very common way of tying a woman's kimono sash
privy purse; money used for private purposes by the members of the Imperial family
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
(giving) birth; childbirth; delivery; confinement
snack (to have with a drink); side dish
cancellation; abandonment
usual; normal; stereotyped
hired foreigner; foreign advisor hired by the Japanese government for their specialized knowledge to assist in the modernization of Japan at the end of the Bakufu and during the Meiji Era
flunky; cat's-paw; tool; person whose services are at the disposal of another
shelving (a play, movie, etc.); closing down; cancelling; rice storehouse of the Edo shogunate
rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame
compliments; civilities; hospitality; special treatment; bill (at a restaurant); check
New Year's sake; spiced sake
your address; your place of residence
please understand that...; please bear in mind that ...
making arbitrary decisions which benefit oneself; self-approved plan
free service after one has finished one's apprenticeship
(woman's) ugly or homely face; old bag
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
spy working for the Edo shogunate; oniwaban
place where the sacred palanquin is lodged during a festival
cinch; pushover; easy matter; light snack; cake served with tea
dining table; (arch.) cooked rice
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed; field of alpine flowers
bedpan; chamber pot; potty
court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
goods to offer the junk dealer
moody person; temperamental person; fickle person
telephone call; telephone (device)
standard; set; routine; decided
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
bargain; good buy; budget
please make yourself comfortable; please relax your sitting position
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
little something; reward; tip
bowel movement; evacuation
please understand that...; please bear in mind that ...
(Nichiren Buddhism) memorial service for Nichiren (13th day of 10th month)
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
festival merrymaking; revelry
drawing; painting; doodling; sketching
regular customer; valued client
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
snack (to have with a drink); side dish
wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)
dignitaries; very important persons; VIPs
year-end gift; end of the year; year end
sacred wine or sake; sake offered to the gods; sake
tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale
lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master
please understand that...; please bear in mind that ...
(Nichiren Buddhism) memorial service for Nichiren (13th day of 10th month)
please make yourself comfortable; please relax your sitting position
to perform anal sex (between men); to bugger; to sodomize; to crash a car into the back of another (usu. used in the passive voice); to rear-end
unveiling; debut; introduction
departure; leaving; starting; standing
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
used article (esp. clothes)
dignitaries; very important persons; VIPs
bargain; good buy; budget
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha
being postponed; being shelved; being put on hold; putting in storage; thing put in storage
bill (e.g. at a restaurant); check
bureaucratic routine; red tape
burnt rice; scorched rice; crispy rice at bottom of cooking pan; woman who hangs out with gay men
trip story; vacation story
place where the sacred palanquin is lodged during a festival
Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
goods to offer the junk dealer
Kyoto area festival held on the 11th lunar month (wherein bonfires are burned at shrines)
Kyoto area festival held on the 11th lunar month (wherein bonfires are burned at shrines)
the founder of our sect (esp. in reference to Nichiren)
annual ceremony of reciting the names of the Buddhas
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
confections; sweets; candy; cake
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
bill (at a restaurant); check
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
lord; nobleman; daimyō; dignitary; master
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
cake or snack served with tea
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.); financially supporting one's favorite celebrity (by buying merchandise, attending events, etc.)
boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
serving tea (esp. at a company); tea server; tea lady
portable shrine (carried in festivals); buttocks; lower back; waist
visiting a shrine or temple to give thanks; settling scores
changing one's clothes; a change of clothes
changing one's dress (e.g. at the wedding reception)
mid-year gift; summer gift
one's specialty; one's forte; specialty of a kabuki school
chaperoning; monitoring someone's behaviour; watchdog; chaperone; watcher
hundred times worship (e.g. walking back and forth a hundred times before a shrine offering a prayer each time)
buttocks; lower back; waist; kimono underskirt
kitchen maid; kitchen duties; cooking
to be recognized (by someone of higher status); to be noticed; to get attention
one's forte; strong point; specialty; speciality
northern groundcone (Boschniakia rossica)
lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master
lecture (i.e. an admonishment); sermon
boasting of one's hometown
local dialect; vernacular; provincialism
miyamairi; newborn child's first visit to a shrine (within about 30 days of being born); visiting a shrine
scolding; telling-off; talking-to; dressing-down
Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
a recommendation; an order
Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
merchant's home (esp. used by apprentices, etc.); (your) rental home
afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); afternoon tea
(private) geisha entertainment; being entertained by one or more geisha (in a tea house or traditional Japanese restaurant)
privy purse; money used for private purposes by the members of the Imperial family
making arbitrary decisions which benefit oneself; self-approved plan
flunky; cat's-paw; tool; person whose services are at the disposal of another
hired foreigner; foreign advisor hired by the Japanese government for their specialized knowledge to assist in the modernization of Japan at the end of the Bakufu and during the Meiji Era
free service after one has finished one's apprenticeship
Japanese style of calligraphy based on the gyōsho style popular in the Edo period
moody person; temperamental person; fickle person
to perform anal sex (between men); to bugger; to sodomize; to crash a car into the back of another (usu. used in the passive voice); to rear-end
annual New Year's poetry reading (held at the Imperial Court)
to perform anal sex (between men); to bugger; to sodomize; to crash a car into the back of another (usu. used in the passive voice); to rear-end
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker
Kyoto area festival held on the 11th lunar month (wherein bonfires are burned at shrines)
Kyoto area festival held on the 11th lunar month (wherein bonfires are burned at shrines)
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
broth; soup (esp. miso soup)
to flatter a higher-up; (lit.) to brush the dirt from a beard
portable shrine used to transport a sacred object
shrine ritual held with the first two months of the year to forecast (or pray for) a successful harvest; seasonal planting of rice on a field affiliated with a shrine
shrine ritual held with the first two months of the year to forecast (or pray for) a successful harvest; seasonal planting of rice on a field affiliated with a shrine
to flatter a higher-up; to suck up to; to curry favour; (lit.) to brush the dirt from a beard
Omuro (sect of Shingon Buddhism)
to stand high in one's superior's favor and trust
condolence gift; gift brought to a (Christian) funeral; flower money
shrine ritual held with the first two months of the year to forecast (or pray for) a successful harvest; seasonal planting of rice on a field affiliated with a shrine
portable shrine used to transport a sacred object
dining table; (arch.) cooked rice
broth; soup (esp. miso soup)
starchy solution formed during rice cooking
to flatter a higher-up; to suck up to; to curry favour; (lit.) to brush the dirt from a beard
to flatter a higher-up; (lit.) to brush the dirt from a beard
pert; tomboyish; impudent; lively; boisterous
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
bedpan; chamber pot; potty
snack (to have with a drink); side dish
snack (to have with a drink); side dish
primness; prim person; clear soup
Kyoto-style side dish; meal of side dishes
starchy solution formed during rice cooking
please allow me to introduce myself
another's wife or daughter
please allow me to introduce myself