expression / noun:

• demonym; name used to refer to the residents of a country, region, etc.

expression:

• I don't care what follows; the future will take care of itself - proverb

expression:

• you don't appreciate the value of good health until you lose it - proverb - obscure term

noun:

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

noun / ~の noun:

• desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world

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:

• half-assed gyaru; young woman who partially adheres to the gyaru fashion trend - from 中途半端 and ギャル - abbreviation - slang ➜ ギャル

noun:

• mangrove (esp. the black mangrove, Bruguiera gymnorrhiza)
• tree with red leaves or flowers

noun:

• British North America Act (now known as the Constitution Act 1867)

noun:

• attaching (of seaweed or seed oysters) to nets for the purpose of cultivation

noun / ~する noun:

• tucking up the sleeves of a kimono with a tasuki ➜ 繦

noun:

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

noun / ~する noun:

• forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain by the Edo shogunate

noun:

• fabric dyed, embroided or impressed so that the original fabric is completely covered

noun:

• speckled butterflyfish (Chaetodon citrinellus, species of the Indo-Pacific); citron butterflyfish

noun / ~する noun:

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

noun:

• prosperity; prospering; flourishing

interjection:

• best of luck; all the best; hurray; hoorah ➜ 万歳【ばんざい】

noun:

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

noun:

• black silk or paper triangle worn over the forehead (usu. worn by children)

expression:

• dripping with sweat; doing something by the sweat of one's brow

noun:

• visitor from afar ➜ まろうど
• joy-bringing spirit from the divine realms

noun:

• rowing with square blades; rowing without feathering the oars - From English "no feather"

noun / ~する noun:

• involving the audience (by talking to them, bringing them on stage, etc.)

noun:

• tie-dyeing - archaism - obscure term
• heraldic design of a square with a hole in the center - obscure term