noun / adjectival noun:

• freely; right and left; active without any restraint; with unrestricted energy in all directions - four character idiom

noun:

• Kyoto-style chopped vegetables pickled in salt with red shiso leaves - Food term

noun:

• hijiki (dark edible seaweed usu. sold in dried black strips; Hizikia fusiformis)

noun:

• cards with words or phrases written on them, used in Japanese karuta games ➜ 取り札

noun:

• summer greeting cards containing a lottery ticket, sold every year starting in June - sometimes かもめ～る

noun:

• aesthetic sense in Japanese art emphasising quiet simplicity and subdued refinement ➜ 閑寂枯淡

noun:

• Brugada syndrome (genetic condition resulting in increased risk of sudden cardiac arrest)

noun:

• invitation letter (e.g. document in support of a visa to enter Japan)

noun:

• simple meal eaten before tea is served ➜ 茶懐石
• sophisticated traditional Japanese cuisine brought in courses ➜ 懐石料理

noun:

• bumpy texture of a material (esp. woven fabric) ➜ 烏帽子
• creases in an eboshi hat

noun:

• hardy rubber tree (near-threatened species often used in Chinese medicine, Eucommia ulmoides) ➜ トチュウ科

suffix:

• route; road
• distance travelled in a day
• one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s) ➜ 七十路

noun:

• lusterleaf holly (Ilex latifolia)
• pattra (palmyra leaves used in Ancient India for writing upon) ➜ 貝多羅葉

noun:

• polite Japanese as used by young part-time employees in restaurants, etc. - derogatory term ➜ バイト・敬語

noun:

• curtained sleeping platform in shinden-style residences (used by people of high rank)

noun:

• waza-ari (in judo, a half-point awarded for good but incomplete execution) - Martial Arts term

noun / prefix noun:

• China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries) - archaism

noun:

• type of conical hat adorned with flowers (used in Japanese traditional performing arts); hanagasa

noun:

• bullseye pygmy goby (Trimma tauroculum, found in Palau)

noun:

• marriage-oriented society (in which most people are married, usu. at a young age)

noun:

• corridor connecting an annex to a pond-side building (in traditional palatial-style architecture) ➜ 中門・寝殿造り

noun:

• corridor connecting an annex to a pond-side building (in traditional palatial-style architecture) ➜ 中門・寝殿造り

adverb / ~と adverb:

• tingling sensation (e.g. in a leg); feeling numb; painful tingle; throbbing - onomatopoeia
• noisily; ears ringing - onomatopoeia

noun:

• striped cotton fabric imported from Sao Tome, also copied in Japan

noun:

• society in which individuals are isolated and have weak personal links between each other