noun:

• platform in front of a temple's principal image, from which the officiating monk chants - Buddhism term

noun:

• sitting between the host and guest of honour at a drinking party (honor); companion

noun:

• fine monk's robes worn by members of the imperial household, nobility, councilors (councillors), etc.

noun:

• jewellery worn at the neck or collar of Western clothing (brooch, necklace, choker, etc.)
• necktie ➜ ネクタイ

expression:

• talking so fast that even a four-horse coach cannot catch up to the words

noun:

• type of circular or square earth building built from the 12th century in Fujian, China

noun:

• type of circular or square earth building built from the 12th century in Fujian, China ➜ 福建土楼【ふっけんどろう】

noun:

• game similar to rock, paper, scissors, with the hand gestures fox, hunter and village headman

noun:

• flamberge; sword with undulations in the blade - From French or German

noun:

• court noble; nobility ➜ 公家【くげ】
• three lords and nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government) ［こうけい］

noun:

• paper-covered frame put over a hearth or brazier to make the fire last longer

noun:

• young woman who uses the first person pronoun "boku" - manga slang ➜ オレっ娘

noun:

• growing older
• aging ceremony (on New Year's Eve or the last night of winter)

noun:

• iyamisu; mystery fiction subgenre dealing with grisly episodes and the dark side of human nature - from イヤな汗 and ミステリー ➜ 嫌【いや】

expression / godan ~す verb:

• what a hoot!; joke of the century!; one's navel boils water [literal] - idiom ➜ へそで茶を沸かす【へそでちゃをわかす】

noun:

• new release of a song by the original artist or composer - From English "self cover"

noun:

• getting big laughs just from appearing on the stage (or screen, etc.) ➜ 落ち

noun / ~する noun:

• reading but not responding to a text message (in the chat application LINE) - colloquialism ➜ スルー

adverbial noun / noun:

• now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately; (one) more

adverbial noun / noun:

• all members (unanimity); all hands; the whole crew; everyone; everybody

adverb / ~の noun:

• as ever; as usual; the same; still

noun:

• look; expression of the eyes; eyes

noun / ~する noun:

• surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in

noun / suffix noun:

• sphere; circle; range
• category (in the context of category theory) - Mathematics term

noun:

• Hon'inbō; Honinbo; grand master of the game of go ➜ 本因坊戦