節

foreign delegation; foreign mission; diplomatic envoy

seasonal laborer; seasonal labourer

gidayū ballad drama (narrative accompanied by a shamisen used in the bunraku puppet theater)

loyalty to one's master

type of jōruri (dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen)

monosyllable

lantern festival, held on the night of the 15th day of the first month in the lunar calendar

Martial arts

nunchaku (two linked fighting sticks); nunchucks

sutra-based ballads accompanied by the samisen

musical passage or section

All Saints' Day; All Hallows' Day

auspicious occasion

chapters and sections; chapter and verse

former section (stanza)

Boys' Festival (May 5)

the five festivals (January 7, March 3, May 5, July 7 and September 9)

baby's first annual festival

foot joint; ankle

Sulculus diversicolor supertexta (species of abalone or ear shell)

Medicine

osteoarthritis

type of Japanese music

segment (of worm)

double-jointed

Emperor Meiji's birthday (November 3; national holiday held from 1927 to 1948)