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日

Day, days; sun, sunshine, sunlight; case (esp. unfortunate), event

始まり

Origin, beginning

行事

Event, function

元々

Originally, by nature, from the start

五

Five

五月

Fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (rhododendron indicum)

入れ

Container, receptacle

厄払い

Exorcism, ceremonial cleansing from evil influence

として

As (i.e. in the role of), for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that..., trying to..

菖蒲

Iris (flower); siberian iris (iris sanguinea); sweet flag (acorus calamus), calamus

湯船

bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)

浸かる

to be pickled, to be well seasoned; to be submerged, to be soaked; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)

時代

Period, epoch, era, age; the times, those days; oldness, ancientness, antiquity; antique, period piece

葉

Leaf

刀

(single-edged) sword, katana; dagger, knife; scalpel

武家

Samurai, warrior, military family

見立て

Choice, selection; diagnosis, medical opinion; judgement, legal opinion; comparison, parodic allusion

菖蒲

Iris (flower); siberian iris (iris sanguinea); sweet flag (acorus calamus), calamus

勝負

Victory or defeat, match, contest, game, bout

掛け

-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)

菖蒲

Iris (flower); siberian iris (iris sanguinea); sweet flag (acorus calamus), calamus

同音

homophony, same pronunciation, same sound; unison, same pitch; (in) one voice, (speaking in) unison

異字

different character, other character; variant character, different written form of a character

将来

Future (usually near), prospects

願う

To desire, to wish, to hope; to beg, to request, to implore, to pray; to have something done for oneself

行事

Event, function

男の子

Boy, male child, baby boy

出世

Success in life, getting ahead, successful career, promotion, climbing the corporate ladder, eminence

厄除け

Warding off evil

節句

seasonal festival

武運

the fortunes of war

最近

Most recent, these days, right now, recently, nowadays

兜

Helmet (of armor, armour), headpiece

鯉のぼり

carp streamer, carp banner

お祝い

Congratulation, congratulations, celebration, festival, congratulatory gift

一般

General, universal; ordinary, average, common

的

Mark, target

祖父母

Grandparents

両家

both families

記念

Commemoration, celebration, honoring the memory of something, turning something into a memento, memory

撮影

Photography (still or motion), photographing, filming, shooting, (video) recording

勧め

Recommendation, advice, suggestion, encouragement

お祝い

Congratulation, congratulations, celebration, festival, congratulatory gift

一生

Whole life, a lifetime, all through life, one existence, a generation, an age, the whole world, the era; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one''s life

度

Degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences and times; strength (of alcohol)

一

One; best; first, foremost; beginning, start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

大切

Important, necessary, indispensable; beloved, precious, dear, cherished, valuable; careful

願う

To desire, to wish, to hope; to beg, to request, to implore, to pray; to have something done for oneself

成長

Growth, grow to adulthood

健やか

Vigorous, healthy, sound

赤ちゃん

Baby, infant

子供

Child, children

大切

Important, necessary, indispensable; beloved, precious, dear, cherished, valuable; careful

イベント

Event

お祝い

Congratulation, congratulations, celebration, festival, congratulatory gift

家族

Family, members of a family