(colloquial) rice (husked grains of the rice plant)

twenty years old

a motif in Chinese art featuring the "three friends of winter": pine (or daffodil), bamboo, and plum blossom

A Japanese children's game, similar to blind man's buff: The one in the middle is the demon, or 'It'. The demon has to keep their eyes covered while the others sing or chant and circle around him. When they stop, the demon has to guess who is sitting behind them.

door; a plate placed on doorway

apartment, flat

(parts of Kyūshū) in what way

request, wish

string, thread

demand / request / need