noun:

• warbler being in a valley - obscure term ➜ 鶯遷【おうせん】
• valley in which warblers live - obscure term
• remaining obscure and unsuccessful - obscure term ➜ 鶯遷【おうせん】

noun:

• straight-from-the-pot udon; udon noodles pulled straight from the pot and served in the hot water used for boiling (traditionally without being soaked in cold water), eaten by dipping in sauce - Food term ➜ うどん

noun / suffix noun:

• column of text (e.g. in a newspaper)
• field (in a form, web page, etc.)

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• assistance; support; aid; help
• subsidy; supplement; subvention; grant-in-aid
• auxiliary; subsidiary
• spot (in bodybuilding)

noun:

• mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house
• snow hut

noun:

• first rank in the senior class (in martial arts, go, etc.); lowest rank; one dan

noun:

• amateur work (in art); work done in carefree mood without regard to time or expenses - four character idiom

noun:

• Christian churches built in Japan in the second half of the 16th century ➜ 南蛮寺

conjunction:

• if so; in that case; in that situation

noun:

• in (the proper) order; in (the correct) sequence

noun / ~する noun:

• prowling about; traveling in secret; travelling in secret

noun:

• preserving in sugar; food preserved in sugar

expression:

• in steps of; in units of; calculated by

noun:

• the first in history; only once in history - four character idiom

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• in good (perfect) order; in apple-pie order - four character idiom

expression:

• in plain words; in plain terms; put simply

noun:

• form (in Aristotelian philosophy) - From Greek "eidos"
• idea (in Platonic philosophy)

noun / ~する noun:

• food cooked in miso; cooking in miso

conjunction:

• if so; in that case; in that situation ➜ そうすれば

auxiliary verb:

• (those) who are; (that) which is; often used in relation to qualifications and requirements for a position; in the capacity of - after a noun, usu. as 〜たる者, etc. ➜ たり・たるや

noun:

• large text that appears in ads or brochures to catch the reader's attention (in copywriting) - From English "catch copy"

noun:

• everyday garment worn by nobles in ancient Japan
• silk dried after having been washed in plain water and stretched out

expression:

• matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation) - colloquialism ➜ こちらの話
• our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to feel down; to feel sad; to be depressed; to be in low spirits
• to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition
• to fall into (e.g. a hole)

noun:

• lintel of the alcove in a tea room or a window in a shoin-style reception room
• cloud-shaped carving on the bottom of a transom
• metallic bowl used to hold the charcoal in a wooden hibachi ➜ 火鉢