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NSW HSC vocab p.45/46 JSC - cultural life
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| new | あたらしい |
| ikebana [flower arrangement] | いけばな |
| to have good luck | うんがいい |
| Edo (previous name of Tokyo) | えど |
| Edo period/era | えどじだい |
| New Year's Eve | おおみそか |
| New Year's pocket money | おとしだま |
| obi, sash, belt [for a kimono/yukata] | おび |
| origami [paper folding] | おりがみ |
| word borrowed from foreign language | がいらいご |
| to decorate | かざる |
| kabuki [traditional Japanese theatre] | かぶき |
| god, God | かみさま |
| karaoke (to do karaoke) | からおけをする |
| kimono | きもの |
| honorific language | けいご |
| drama, play | げき |
| kendo [Japanese fencing] (to do kendo) | けんどう |
| Golden Week [April 29 - May 5] | ゴールデンウィーク |
| kotatsu [low table with heater inside] | こたつ |
| parcel | こづつみ |
| samurai warrior | さむらい |
| era, period, time | じだい |
| religion | しゅうきょう |
| New Year | おしょうがつ |
| shogun [commander in chief] | しょうぐん |
| Showa era/period | しょうわじだい |
| shrine [Shinto shrine] | じんじゃ |
| to believe | しんじる |
| Shinto [religion] | しんとう |
| the West | せいよう |
| Japanese footwear | ぞうり |
| tatami mat | たたみ |
| temple [Buddhist temple] | おてら |
| typical | てんけいてき |
| tradition (traditional) | でんとうてき |
| emperor | てんのう |
| the East, the Orient | とうよう |
| Shinto shrine gateway | とりい |
| flower viewing | はなみ |
| fireworks | はなび |
| Buddhism [religion] | ぶっきょう |
| futon [Japanese bedding] | ふとん |
| furoshiki [Japanese wrapping cloth] | ふろしき |
| Heisei period/era | へいせいじだい |
| Festival | おまつり |
| old times, long ago | むかし |
| yukata [cotton kimono] | ゆかた |