神嘗祭

かんなめさい かんにえのまつり しんじょうさい

offering of the year's new rice harvest (imperial festival, October 17)

新嘗祭

にいなめさい しんじょうさい

ceremonial offering by the Emperor of newly-harvested rice to the deities

大嘗会

だいじょうえ

banquet on the occasion of the first ceremonial offering of rice by the newly-enthroned emperor

大祭

たいさい

grand festival

大祭司

だいさいし

high priest

大祭り

おおまつり

grand festival

例大祭

れいたいさい

regularly held festival

大学祭

だいがくさい

university festival, rag day

嘗め

なめ

lick

嘗て

かつて かって

once, before, formerly, ever, former, ex-

嘗糞

しょうふん

shamelessly flattering, brown-nosing, licking excrement

新嘗

にいなめ

ceremonial offering to the deities by the Emperor of newly-harvested rice

垢嘗

あかなめ

akaname; Japanese creature said to lick filth in bathrooms

大感謝祭

だいかんしゃさい

great customer appreciation sale (held at year-end, on a company anniversary, etc.)

総嘗め

そうなめ

annihilation, sweeping victory

祭

まつり

festival, feast

臥薪嘗胆

がしんしょうたん

going through thick and thin to attain one's objective, enduring unspeakable hardships for the sake of vengeance

嘗てない

かつてない

unprecedented; never seen before

燔祭

はんさい

burnt offering (i.e. religious animal sacrifice)