(しで(四手;垂;紙垂;椣);かみしで(紙垂;紙四手)) (n) (1) zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; (2) (四手, 垂 only) hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family) [EDICT]
(chuí, ㄔㄨㄟˊ) to hang (down); droop; dangle; bend down; hand down; bequeath; nearly; almost; to approach [CE-DICT]
直
(じか) (n-pref,adj-no,n) (See 直に・じかに) direct [EDICT]
(じき) (adj-na,adv,n) (1) soon; in a moment; before long; shortly; (2) nearby; close; (adj-no,n) (3) direct; (4) (See 直取引) spot transaction; cash transaction; (P) [EDICT]
(ただ) (adj-na,n,adv) (arch) straight; direct [EDICT]
(ちょく) (adj-na,adv,n) (1) direct; in person; frankness; honesty; simplicity; cheerfulness; correctness; being straight; (2) (See 当直) night duty; shift (e.g. in a factory); (P) [EDICT]