Actors
R
red-banded lotus
3
reel for a spare bowstring
2
reflected light of snow
1
resounding
1
resounding or resounding poem
2
rice field in the charge of a nominal holder (ritsuryo system)
2
rigorous evaluation
2
riisa
1
rikiri with a peach-shaped body (as opposed to a floral pattern)
4
river lily
1
rocks
1
rough island
19
S
sago (edible sago palm starch)
3
sarcastic eyes
1
satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
5
scarcity
1
scarlet-tinged hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa)
2
scented insert (to enclose with a letter)
1
sea of oceans
1
sea of summer
1
sea of sunshine
1
sea urchin eggs
16
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)
3
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)
8
single door (as opposed to a double door)
1
slow-witted person
1
small administrative position (Kamakura and Muromachi periods)
1
small bird
5
snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
1
snow firefly (Luciola cruciata)
1
snow viewing
1
snow-no frog
2
snowdrop (Galanthus spp.)
1
softstem bulrush (Scirpus tabernaemontani)
2
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
soybean pulp
2
spermaceti (waxy substance found in the head cavities of sperm whales)
1
spirit (of the dead)
1
spleen
2
splendor
5
spring breeze
2
spring up
1
spring wind doggie
1
stand of peas
1
star ration
1
starry sky
3
steamed mochi rice with red beans wrapped in fried tofu
1
strike it rich
12
style of joruri narrative used for kabuki dances
1
such-and-such a snowflake
1