from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
honorific/polite/humble prefix
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
diligent; hardworking; healthy; fit; (arch.) faithful; (arch.) devoted
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
best regards; please take care of; please do
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
scroll; rolled book; scarf; muffler; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
studies; schoolwork; classwork
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
type of food (sliced dried herring or other fish wrapped in kombu seaweed and boiled)
dried young anchovies (or sardines)
small dried sardines or anchovies (gomame) cooked almost to dryness in soy sauce and sugar; tilling a rice field; person who tills a paddy field
mashed sweet potatoes (incl. sweetened chestnuts or beans)
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
economic fortune; luck with money
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
mashed sweet potatoes with sweetened chestnuts
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
military conflict; armed conflict
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
Shōtoku Taishi (574CE-627CE); Prince Shōtoku