noun:

• slip-guard (on one side of the body of a shamisen)

noun:

• nut (on the head of a shamisen, supporting the second and third strings) - obscure term ➜ 上駒

noun:

• small mochi placed on top of a big mochi
• two things heaped together

expression:

• know your enemy, know thyself, and you shall not fear a hundred battles - proverb

noun:

• mouth shaped like a kana "he" character; mouth turned down at the corners ➜ への字に結んだ口

expression / noun:

• mouth shaped like a kana "he" character; mouth turned down at the corners

noun / ~する noun:

• putting a name (self, company, etc.) on something (e.g. engraving, printing, etc.)

noun:

• ijtihad (use of discretionary judgement in deducing a law not specified in scripture) - From Arabic

noun:

• love set; tennis set with a 6-0 result

noun / ~する noun:

• slipping (in boxing); down caused by a boxer slipping - Sports term - From English "slip down"

expression:

• knowing what is right and not doing it is a want of courage - proverb

noun:

• daughter; young lady - Izu Oshima dialect
• young man; eldest son - Tōhoku, Hokkaidō dialect
• passive role in a male homosexual relationship - prison slang ➜ 女役

noun:

• lunula (white crescent-shaped area at the base of a nail); nail moon

noun / ~する noun:

• verification of the authenticity of a document (e.g. by seal or handwriting) - obscure term

noun:

• Azuma geta; type of geta for women with a tatami mat insole ➜ 下駄【げた】

noun:

• small child (esp. a servant child in the Heian-period imperial palace) - archaism

noun:

• hall or room where a private Buddha statue or ancestor tablets are kept ➜ 仏間

noun:

• chignon resembling a seagull's spread tail feathers (Edo-period women's hairstyle)

noun:

• small boat used for unloading goods from a large boat anchored nearby

noun:

• slipway
• cradle used on a slipway for launch or repair of small ships

noun:

• sandbar shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus, a species of requiem shark) ➜ ヤジブカ

noun:

• bald spot (e.g. on a pet due to injury, stress, etc.); bald patch - colloquialism - obscure term

noun:

• roasted or deep-fried fish or meat, marinated in a spicy sauce

noun:

• what was said; what it means; origin of a story (or tradition, etc.) - usu. as 〜のいい

noun:

• tall container resembling a serving table (used for serving sake, confectionery, etc.)