Cultural Life Flashcards

1
Q

あたらしい・新しい

A

New

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2
Q

いけばな・生け花

A

Ikebana [flower arrangement]

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3
Q

うん(がいい / わるい)

A

Luck (to have good/bad luck)

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4
Q

えど

A

Edo (previous name of Tokyo)

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5
Q

えどしだい

A

Edo period/era

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6
Q

おおみそか

A

New Year’s Eve

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7
Q

おとしだま・お年玉

A

New Year’s pocket money

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8
Q

おび

A

Obi, sash, belt [for kimono/yukata]

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9
Q

おりがみ・折り紙

A

Origami [paper folding]

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10
Q

がいらいご・外来語

A

Word borrowed from foreign language

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11
Q

かざる

A

To decorate

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12
Q

かぶき

A

Kabuki [traditional Japanese theatre]

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13
Q

かみ(さま)・紙(様

A

God

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14
Q

カラオケ(をする)

A

Karaoke (to do karaoke)

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15
Q

きもの・着物

A

Kimono

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16
Q

けいご

A

Honorific language

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17
Q

げき

A

Drama, play

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18
Q

けんどう(をする)・剣道*(をする)

A

Kendo [Japanese fencing] (to do kendo)

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19
Q

ゴールデンウイーク

A

Golden Week [April 29 - May 5]

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20
Q

こたつ

A

Kotatsu [low table with heater inside]

21
Q

こづつみ

A

Parcel

22
Q

さむらい

A

Samurai warrior

23
Q

じだい・時代

A

Era, period, time

24
Q

しゅうきょう・主教*

A

Religion

25
Q

(お)しょうがつ・(お)正*月

A

New Year

26
Q

しょうぐん

A

Shogun [commander in chief]

27
Q

しょうわ・昭和*

A

Showa era/period

28
Q

じんじゃ・神

A

Shrine [Shinto shrine]

29
Q

しんじる

A

To believe

30
Q

しんとう・神

A

Shinto [religion]

31
Q

せいよう・西洋*

A

The West

32
Q

ぞうり

A

Japanese footwear

33
Q

たたみ

A

Tatami mat

34
Q

(お)てら・(お)寺

A

Temple [Buddhist temple]

35
Q

てんけいてき(な)

A

Typical

36
Q

でんとう(てきな)

A

Tradition (traditional)

37
Q

てんのう・天皇

A

Emperor

38
Q

とうよう・東洋*

A

The East, the Orient

39
Q

とりい

A

Shinto shrine gateway

40
Q

(お)はなみ・(お)花見

A

Flower viewing

41
Q

はなび・花火

A

Fireworks

42
Q

ぶっきょう・仏教*

A

Buddhism [religion]

43
Q

ふとん

A

Futon [Japanese bedding]

44
Q

ふろしき

A

Furoshiki [Japanese wrapping cloth]

45
Q

へいせい

A

Heisei pereod/era

46
Q

(お)まつり

A

Festival

47
Q

むかし

A

Old times, long ago

48
Q

ゆかた

A

Yukata [cotton kimono]