迎え

むかえ

meeting, greeting, welcome

迎え火

むかえび

welcoming fire for returning spirits (on the first night of the Bon festival)

迎え酒

むかえざけ

hair of the dog, another drink in the morning

魂迎え

たまむかえ

welcoming the spirits of the dead

迎える

むかえる

to go out to meet

神迎え

かみむかえ

rite welcoming back the gods from Izumo Shrine (on the last day of the tenth lunar month)

霊迎え

welcoming the spirits of the dead

出迎え

でむかえ

meeting, reception

お迎え

おむかえ

receiving, welcoming, going to meet

迎え舌

むかえした

sticking out one's tongue when putting food in one's mouth

迎え人

むかえびと

person who goes to greet someone (e.g. at the airport)

送り迎え

おくりむかえ

seeing (or dropping) off, then later picking up or going to meet (the same person)

出迎える

でむかえる

to meet, to greet

迎え撃つ

むかえうつ

to ambush, to attack, to assault, to meet the enemy

魂迎え鳥

たまむかえどり

lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

呼び迎える

よびむかえる

to send for

意を迎える

いをむかえる

to cater to another's wish, to accommodate, to be agreeable

迎え入れる

むかえいれる

to show in, to usher in

迎えに来る

むかえにくる

to call for somebody, to come for someone, to pick someone up