noun:

• telegram sent at night (usually to make use of a reduced rate)

expression / noun:

• withered trees and frozen rocks; "a person that is hard to approach" [figurative]

noun:

• literary fragment
• interpreting (and using) a passage without regard to its context ➜ 断章取義

expression:

• the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning

expression:

• the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning ➜ 孟母三遷の教え

noun:

• fishermen's banner hoisted to indicate a rich haul; big-catch flag

noun:

• upstage left pillar (on a noh stage), next to the flute player

noun:

• place on bridge passageway next to the rear of a noh stage - where the interlude kyogen actors wait ➜ 間狂言

noun:

• appointed official sent to administer a certain region (in the Ryukyu Kingdom)

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)

noun:

• discarding somewhat safe tiles while still trying to win a hand - Mahjong term

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be in a (plaster) cast ➜ 嵌める【はめる】

noun:

• sea whistle; sound made by a traditional diver when returning to shore ➜ 海女

expression:

• being ready to drink sake by the keg; drinking like a fish

noun:

• pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.) ➜ 博士【はかせ】

noun:

• swatting; deceiving the police into sending armed officers to a particular address

noun:

• regulation baseball (as opposed to the variety played with a rubber ball) ➜ 軟式野球

noun:

• confirmation of someone's safety; ascertainment of someone's safety

noun:

• check of someone's ability; test of someone's ability

noun:

• one's mind; one's inner feelings; (a decision hinging on) how someone feels about it - four character idiom

expression / ichidan verb:

• to sit on the floor with one knee raised; to raise one knee; to sit with one knee up

noun:

• amiability; friendliness; affability; sociability
• fondness (of someone); affection; liking ➜ 愛想を尽かす
• compliments; civilities; courtesies; flattery ➜ お愛想
• hospitality; special treatment; entertainment ➜ お愛想
• bill (at a restaurant); check ➜ お愛想

noun / ~する noun:

• inability to make up one's mind due to worrying about how others will think; hesitation; wavering; vacillation - four character idiom

noun:

• Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale (corresponding to: so, la, ti, do, re, mi, fa), similar to Mixolydian mode ➜ 律旋

noun:

• Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale (corresponding to: so, la, ti, do, re, mi, fa), similar to Mixolydian mode ➜ 律旋法