Nouncongratulation; congratulations; celebration; festival · congratulatory gift; present

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verbcongratulation; celebration

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)yours sincerely; respectfully yours

Nounjunior Shinto priest · Shinto priest; generic title for a member of the Shinto priesthood

Nounpublic holiday · celebration (of)

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verbcelebration

Nounshrine maiden; ancient priest

Nouncelebrating in advance; advance blessing (e.g. of crops)

Nouncongratulations; felicitations; best wishes

Noungift for close relatives or friends (given on the occasion of a family celebration) · family celebration; private celebration

Nouncelebration for the completion of a project

NounSaturdays, Sundays, and holidays

Nountraditional Koshōgatsu ceremony where the newly-wed wife is hit on the rump with a sacred wooden pole to ensure her fertility

Nouncoming of age ceremony where boys get a new loincloth and girls a new underskirt

Nounwedding present

Nouncelebrating recovery from illness

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Nounlongevity celebration (of age 42, 61, 70, 77, 80, 88, 90 or 99)

Nouncelebration of complete recovery from illness

Nouncongratulations on entering a school; gift to someone entering a school

NounDay-of-the-Boar Festival

Nouncelebration held 50 days after the birth of a child