(Shinto) wooden wands, decorated with two shides (zigzag paper streamers) used in Shinto rituals

hashtag, such as on Twitter

spread, fill / swell / put up, spread / stick out (arms, chest), be prominent / stretch a rope, post a cordon / slap / be nervous, be tense / be expensive / add (water) until a container is full

Kandahar (a city and province in southern Afghanistan)

spring roll (shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake)

a surname / a place name

Alternative spelling of 春祭り

A ceremony celebrating the beginning of spring.

a place name / a surname

a surname / a place name, such as that of Kurihara City in Miyagi Prefecture