congratulation; celebration
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
celebration; congratulations
New Year's greetings; New Year's call; New Year's gift
Shiga prefecture (Kinki area)
longevity celebration; old age anniversary
god of harvests and wealth (syncretized with Saraswati, and often taking the form of a heavenly woman, a white snake or a fox)
congratulatory visit to the Imperial Palace (e.g. at New Year)
congratulations; greetings
New Year's greetings or well-wishes offered by retainers to the Emperor
congratulatory visit to the Imperial Palace (for New Year and the Emperor's birthday)
respectful congratulations
longevity celebration (of age 42, 61, 70, 77, 80, 88, 90 or 99)
Ryukyuan mission to Edo upon the change of the shogun
respectful congratulations
New Year party where greetings (or business cards, etc.) are exchanged
celebratory ceremony; celebration
coloured family crest (popular amongst people from Kaga)
your coming; coming with happy news; your presence
(shrine or temple) donation register; subscription book; subscription list
long-life celebrations, particularly the 61st, 77th and 88th birthdays
Koga Faction (of the LDP)
congratulatory card or letter sent to the Emperor; congratulatory address
congratulatory visitor's book
longevity celebration (on one's 40th, 50th, 60th, etc. birthday)
Sebastes iracundus (species of rockfish)
Michelia compressa (species of Japanese tree similar to champak)