Actors
rape (loanword)
1
rape blossoms
1
rare occurrence
1
ray of hope
1
real wood
1
reflected light of snow
1
resounding
1
river lily
1
rocks
1
ryui (secondary vowel or consonant following the primary vowel of a Chinese character)
1
sarcastic eyes
1
satsuki azalea basin (Ribbon Festival)
1
scarcity
1
scented insert (to enclose with a letter)
1
sea of oceans
1
sea of summer
1
seven pronged vajra (mystical weapon in Hinduism and Buddhism)
1
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
slender-billed murrelet (Synthliboramphus wumizusume)
1
slow-witted person
1
snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
1
snow firefly (Luciola cruciata)
1
snow viewing
1
snowdrop (Galanthus spp.)
1
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
spermaceti (waxy substance found in the head cavities of sperm whales)
1
spirit (of the dead)
1
spring up
1
spring wind doggie
1
stand of peas
1
star anise (Illicium verum)
1
star anise (spice)
1
star ration
1
steamed mochi rice with red beans wrapped in fried tofu
1
stroll on the Ginza (i.e. the street)
1
style of joruri narrative used for kabuki dances
1
such-and-such a snowflake
1
sugar glaze
1
summer flowers
1
sweet liquid white
1
sweet-smelling grass
1
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis altivelis)
1
swordfish (Xiphias gladius)
1
takimoto
1
tea ceremony performed with tables and chairs (instead of sitting on tatami)
1
tenth month of the lunar calendar
1
teruhiro
1
the Enami school of noh
1
the Japanese
1
the Lesser Ant lionfish (Arctia nigra)
1
the eight early Japanese Buddhist sects
1
the seven seas
1
the tip of a spear
1