noun:

• nail hider; nailhead cover; decorative object which conceals the head of a nail - Architecture term

noun:

• place where one can remove one's shoes before entering a house ➜ 靴脱ぎ石

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to consider (all the circumstances); to bear (a number of things) in mind

noun:

• bake off (when a bakery bakes its wares from dough brought in from elsewhere)

noun:

• configuration (e.g. of a computer or file); user preferences; system environment; environment setting - IT term

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be allowed to practice with a partner of higher skill (esp. in sumo) ➜ 胸を貸す

noun:

• health and longevity; enjoying a long and healthy life being untouched by disaster - obscure term - four character idiom ➜ 息災延命

noun:

• very shrewd in preparing a means of escape; being very good at escaping danger - four character idiom

noun:

• a glib tongue (with fair words); fluent talk designed to deceive; talk something away - four character idiom

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to strip a person of all his or her clothes
• to steal someone blind - slang

noun:

• sweet adzuki bean paste made of a mixture of mashed and whole beans

noun:

• comedian who plays a lover's part; man who is both handsome and fun - halfway between 二枚目 and 三枚目 - four character idiom

noun:

• motorized two-wheeled vehicle (with a displacement of less than 50cc); motorized bicycle ➜ 原付

noun:

• monk; priest, particularly a high-ranking Zen monk honored by the imperial court - honorific language

noun:

• Country of Na (a country that existed within Japan during the Yayoi period)

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to take the responsibility (for an action); to carry out in a responsible manner

noun:

• in calligraphy, a style of holding the brush between the thumb and index finger ➜ 双鉤法

noun:

• metal rod in a wooden plane which holds the chip breaker against the blade

noun:

• video containing a slideshow of still images (usually of women) - From English "image video"

expression:

• in an easy-to-understand manner; in a very kind and detailed way

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to wet the lips of a dying person; to attend someone's last moments

expression / noun:

• in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw

expression:

• good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green - proverb

noun:

• Fujiwara period (esp. used as a period of art history, approx. 894-1185 CE)

noun:

• Hakuho period (esp. used as a period of art history, approx. 645-710 CE)