noun:

• person in charge of preparing food for rikishi (usually performed by low-ranking rikishi) - Sumo term

noun:

• "sushi mat" (bamboo mat used in food preparation, especially to roll makizushi) ➜ 巻寿司

noun:

• stone statue of Jizo (often found along roads) ➜ 地蔵
• taciturn person; person uninterested in romance

expression / noun:

• in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw

noun:

• Copper Age (period in which metal tools started to be used alongside stone tools)

noun:

• bing-bong bang-bong (Big Ben chimes, used as a bell in Japanese schools) ➜ 予鈴

noun:

• shift away from rice consumption; consumers losing interest in eating rice

noun:

• ritsu scale (anhemitonic pentatonic scale primarily used in gagaku: re, mi, so, la, ti)

noun:

• paper (in rock, paper, scissors game) ➜ パー・じゃん拳

noun / adjectival noun:

• disappearing completely; coming to nought; becoming worthless
• foolishness; stupidity

expression / adjective:

• (having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school)
• of poor quality or workmanship

interjection:

• here it comes (interjection used when lying in wait for something)
• oops!; damn it! ➜ しまった

noun:

• Trimma halonevum (species of goby found in Papua New Guinea); sparsely-spotted pygmy-goby

noun:

• abbreviated koyomi (Japanese traditional calendar); koyomi presented in a smaller, easy to use, format ➜ 暦【こよみ】

noun:

• abbreviated koyomi (Japanese traditional calendar); koyomi presented in a smaller, easy to use, format - abbreviation ➜ 略本暦

noun:

• type of hanging scroll (made from paper of approx. 130cm x 30cm in size)

noun:

• dish of simmered salmon head, soybeans, vegetables, and leftovers (popular in Tochigi Prefecture and surrounds) ➜ 酢憤り

suffix:

• doing; in such a state - abbreviation
• doing together; contest; match
• familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small") - familiar language

noun:

• skillful tanka poet ➜ 短歌
• official in charge of court poetry and music (ritsuryo period)
• poet

noun:

• roasted barley flour ➜ 麦こがし
• parched flour with various ingredients added and drunk in hot water

noun:

• second athlete to compete in a 5-on-5 team competition (kendo, judo, etc.) ➜ 先鋒【せんぽう】

noun:

• ancient Japanese poetry form with three verses in a 5-7-7 moraic pattern

noun:

• tongs (esp. for incense or for use in a Buddhist temple)

noun:

• Tokyo Skytree; broadcasting tower with observation deck in Sumida ward, Tokyo, Japan

expression / noun:

• in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw ➜ 目と鼻の先【めとはなのさき】

noun:

• instant noodles (sold in a soft plastic packaging, as opposed to cup noodles) ➜ カップ麺