noun:

• Luvaridae; family containing one extant species of perciform fish similar to a surgeonfish

noun:

• long, thin, roofless small boat (used as a river taxi during the Edo period)

noun:

• aural highlight of a noh play in which the main actor dances ➜ 曲【くせ】・仕手

noun:

• maid at an inn who served clients and worked as a prostitute (Edo period) ➜ 飯盛り

noun:

• branch-twined hedge around a field to keep out wild boars and deer
• abatis

noun:

• Fuyutopia (government program to help create a winter living environment in northern Hokkaido)

noun:

• pipe buried under a road with nozzles that spray liquid to melt snow

noun:

• throwaway match (i.e. one played after a tournament has already been decided); dead rubber

noun:

• use of blue eyebrow pencil to indicate a character has shaved his cheeks (in kabuki)

noun:

• soba and rice cooked together along with meat, vegetables, etc. on a metal plate

noun:

• umbrella polypore sclerotium (used as a diuretic, antipyretic, and antitussive in traditional Chinese medicine) ➜ 猪苓舞茸

noun:

• sweet burdock and miso-bean paste covered with a thin layer of mochi

noun:

• platform in front of a temple's principal image, from which the officiating monk chants - Buddhism term

noun:

• dagger; dirk; knife
• threatening quality (in a voice, etc.)

prefix:

• muddy; turbid; murky; unclear

auxiliary:

• be; is ［どす］ - polite copula abbreviated from でおす - polite language - abbreviation - Kyōto dialect ➜ おす

noun:

• sitting between the host and guest of honour at a drinking party (honor); companion

noun:

• alvar; biological environment based on a limestone plain with thin or no soil

expression:

• talking so fast that even a four-horse coach cannot catch up to the words

noun:

• reflation - abbreviation ➜ リフレーション
• reflexology (type of massage; often used as a cover for illicit sexual services) - abbreviation ➜ リフレクソロジー
• refresh - abbreviation ➜ リフレッシュ

noun:

• Let's Play; recorded playthrough of a video game (usu. with player commentary)

noun:

• shop that carries a selection of products from several different brands - From English "select shop"

noun:

• paper-covered frame put over a hearth or brazier to make the fire last longer

noun:

• pseudonym used when calling in or writing to a radio program - From English "radio name"

expression / godan ~す verb:

• what a hoot!; joke of the century!; one's navel boils water [literal] - idiom ➜ へそで茶を沸かす【へそでちゃをわかす】

noun:

• party game in which a randomly selected king issues orders to other players

noun:

• woman with a diagonal strap between her breasts (shoulder bag, set belt, etc.) - slang ➜ おっぱい