水餅

みずもち

mochi soaked in water (to protect against mold), rice cakes preserved in water

汁の餅

mochi received from one's parents after giving birth (trad. eaten in miso soup to improve lactation)

萩の餅

はぎのもち

rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame

餅

もち もちい かちん あも

sticky rice cake

餅は餅屋

もちはもちや

every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop

鹿の子餅

かのこもち

mochi containing red bean paste

鳥の子餅

とりのこもち

red and white oval rice cakes

亥の子餅

いのこもち

Day-of-the-Boar mochi (made with new grains)

鶴の子餅

つるのこもち

red and white egg-shaped mochi

愛敬の餅

あいきょうのもちい

Heian-period ceremony where a newlywed groom and bride eat a rice-cake on the third night after the wedding ceremony

三日の餅

みかのもちい

Heian-period ceremony where a newlywed groom and bride eat a rice-cake on the third night after the wedding ceremony

餅網

もちあみ

grill or grate for toasting rice cakes

草餅

くさもち

rice-flour dumplings mixed with mugwort

餅屋

もちや

rice cake shop keeper, rice cake store (shop)

餅草

もちぐさ

Japanese mugwort

鏡餅

かがみもち

mirror-shaped mochi, usu. a pair stacked in order of size with a daidai on top, used as a New Year offering, then cut and eaten on January 11.

桜餅

さくらもち

rice cake with bean paste wrapped in a preserved cherry leaf

葛餅

くずもち

kudzu starch cake

蓬餅

よもぎもち

rice-flour dumplings mixed with mugwort