Actors
R
- resounding 1
- resounding or resounding poem 2
- rice field in the charge of a nominal holder (ritsuryo system) 2
- rigorous evaluation 2
- riisa 2
- rikiri with a peach-shaped body (as opposed to a floral pattern) 8
- river lily 1
- rocks 1
- rough island 27
- ryui (secondary vowel or consonant following the primary vowel of a Chinese character) 1
S
- sago (edible sago palm starch) 3
- sarcastic eyes 1
- satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum) 5
- satsuki azalea basin (Ribbon Festival) 1
- scarcity 1
- scarlet-tinged hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa) 3
- scented insert (to enclose with a letter) 1
- sea of oceans 1
- sea of summer 1
- sea of sunshine 3
- sea urchin eggs 20
- seven 3
- seven picturesque scenery of Kyoto and Osaka 3
- seven pronged vajra (mystical weapon in Hinduism and Buddhism) 1
- seven usami (Pseudotsuga menziesii) 3
- seventh of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Jupiter and south-east) 5
- shaking of an angel 1
- sharing an air of mutual affection or love 1
- shiiki walnut 1
- shiokawa-undan 1
- shore aioli (Gymnogobius opperiens) 1
- shrine maiden's ceremonial dance (in kagura) 12
- single door (as opposed to a double door) 2
- slender-billed murrelet (Synthliboramphus wumizusume) 1
- slow-witted person 1
- small administrative position (Kamakura and Muromachi periods) 2
- small bird 8
- snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) 1
- snow firefly (Luciola cruciata) 1
- snow viewing 1
- snow-no frog 3
- snowdrop (Galanthus spp.) 1
- softstem bulrush (Scirpus tabernaemontani) 2
- something very rare (from the legend that it flowers once in 3000 years) 1
- sometime in the future 1
- sound of bells or drums 1
- sound of the moon shining from the imperial palace (esp. the moon shining from the imperial palace grounds) 1
- soup type 1
- southern cocoon 1
- southern crabgrass (Digitaria ciliaris) 1
- southwestern China 1
- soybean pulp 5
- spermaceti (waxy substance found in the head cavities of sperm whales) 1
- spirit (of the dead) 1
- spleen 2
- splendor 6
- spring breeze 2
- spring up 1
- spring wind doggie 1
- stand of peas 1
- star anise (Illicium verum) 1
- star anise (spice) 1
- star ration 1
- starry sky 4