wet

buckle (belt clasp)

Lengths of laid rice straw rope used for ritual purification in Shinto shrines. They can vary in diameter from a few centimetres to several metres, and are often seen festooned with shide. A space bound by shimenawa often indicates a sacred or pure space, such as that of a Shinto shrine.

the hawfinch, Coccothraustes coccothraustes

(business) closing up the cash register

causing attention, showing, important

"letter closed" character (from 閉める, close) / sum (from 〆高, 締高, sum) / measurement of paper / bundle (from 締める, fasten)

The hiragana syllable ぢ (ji). Its equivalent in katakana is ヂ (ji).

lacking a clear attitude or action; hesitantly

damp / moist / wet