noun:

• man from eastern Japan (esp. Edo or elsewhere in the Kanto region)

noun:

• yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar

adverb:

• from afar; over a great distance; all the way

noun / ~する noun:

• instructions sent in response to a question (from an embassy, consulate, etc.)

noun:

• (in Chinese mythology) beast which descends from the sky with a thunderbolt

noun:

• (historical) banishment from one's residence as a form of judicial punishment

noun:

• overcoat with very simple lines and no shoulder pads, etc. (from: unconstructed) - abbreviation

noun:

• pattern made from chrysanthemums with disordered petals, esp. used on family crests

noun / ~する noun:

• otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense - usu. used adjectivally as 浮世離れした

noun / ~する noun:

• extortion of money or goods (e.g. from lower year students); shakedown - slang

noun:

• Bing cherry - From English "American cherry"
• cherries imported to Japan from America

noun:

• kid; brat - archaism
• Edo term used to debase people from Kansai

noun / ~の noun:

• eponym (word derived from the name of a place or person)

noun:

• rumbling stomach; noise from gas moving inside the digestive tract; borborygmus; rugitus

noun:

• Vietminh (Vietnamese Independence League organized to obtain freedom from French colonial rule)

noun:

• in calligraphy, a triangular stroke going from upper left to lower right

noun:

• shaoxingjiu (Chinese alcohol made from rice or glutinous millet) - From Chinese

noun:

• long "o" vowel arising from combination of the "a" and "u" sounds

noun:

• large seal script (dating from China's Spring and Autumn period onward) ➜ 六体

noun:

• local governmental body that requires federal oversight to recover from its debts

expression / adjective:

• lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain) ➜ 芸のない

noun:

• diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint ➜ 陽動作戦

noun:

• someone who withdraws from society (e.g. hides in their room); hikikomori - derogatory term - slang ➜ 引きこもり

noun:

• large seal script (dating from China's Spring and Autumn period onward) ➜ 大篆

noun:

• large seal script (dating from China's Spring and Autumn period onward) ➜ 大篆