noun:

• comedian who plays a lover's part; man who is both handsome and fun - halfway between 二枚目 and 三枚目 - four character idiom

noun:

• motorized two-wheeled vehicle (with a displacement of less than 50cc); motorized bicycle ➜ 原付

noun:

• monk; priest, particularly a high-ranking Zen monk honored by the imperial court - honorific language

noun:

• Country of Na (a country that existed within Japan during the Yayoi period)

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to take the responsibility (for an action); to carry out in a responsible manner

noun:

• in calligraphy, a style of holding the brush between the thumb and index finger ➜ 双鉤法

noun:

• metal rod in a wooden plane which holds the chip breaker against the blade

noun:

• video containing a slideshow of still images (usually of women) - From English "image video"

expression:

• in an easy-to-understand manner; in a very kind and detailed way

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to wet the lips of a dying person; to attend someone's last moments

expression / noun:

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

expression:

• good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green - proverb

noun:

• Fujiwara period (esp. used as a period of art history, approx. 894-1185 CE)

noun:

• Hakuho period (esp. used as a period of art history, approx. 645-710 CE)

noun:

• travelling incognito (traveling) - abbreviation
• special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito ➜ 御忍び駕籠

noun:

• member of a (school) club who does not partake in the club's activities - humorous term ➜ 帰宅部

noun:

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

noun:

• pip (spot on a die)
• small cube (esp. of food); die; dice

suffix:

• honorific suffix used after the name of a woman of equal or higher status - honorific language

noun:

• statue of a figure sitting contemplatively in the half lotus position (often of Maitreya) - Buddhism term ➜ 弥勒菩薩

noun / ~する noun:

• trot; half run; jog

noun:

• girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family

noun:

• discretionary price; price a retailer can set at its discretion - From English "open price" ➜ オープン価格【オープンかかく】

noun:

• samurai and commoners
• normal people (as opposed to people of a high social standing)

expression:

• poverty is a stranger to industry; diligence is the mother of good fortune - proverb

noun:

• dip (angle that the direction of a compass needle makes with the horizon)