how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
item; commodity; list of articles
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
bulbil (esp. of a Japanese yam); propagule; brood bud
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
flour; meal; powder; dust
pledge made over sake cups; exchange of nuptial cups
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
water for washing or moistening one's hands
first calligraphy of the year
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
appointment (to an office); investiture; commission
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
in order; in turn; one by one
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
Heian period court clothing
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
knowing; (an) acquaintance
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
a little bit; a little while
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
all; entire; whole; altogether
three; three years of age
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning