noun:

• tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable)
• forward puller (of a rickshaw)

noun:

• bottom of the sleeve - archaism
• height of the sleeve (of traditional Japanese clothing)
• secret; secret bribe ➜ 袖の下

noun:

• being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands

expression:

• How can a small bird (a sparrow, a petty person) understand the aspirations of a great bird (a phoenix); Only a hero can understand a hero - four character idiom

noun:

• member (of a group led by a kumigashira); member (of a fire brigade)
• muntin; mullion; member; fret

noun:

• black beard
• type of noh mask with a black beard and protruding chin

adverb:

• snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly - onomatopoeia
• (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement); with a plop; (fall) straight - onomatopoeia

noun:

• (Western-style) umbrella; parasol ➜ 和傘

noun:

• Western Roman Empire

noun:

• book bound in Western style ➜ 和装本

noun:

• Western Indian Ocean

noun:

• Western king wrasse (Coris auricularis)

noun:

• Western video game - abbreviation - slang ➜ 洋物ゲーム

noun:

• Western video game ➜ 洋ゲー

noun:

• (Western) bell tower; campanile; belfry ➜ 鐘楼

adjectival noun / ~の noun / noun:

• living a life of leisure with dignity; living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares; otium cum dignitate - four character idiom

noun / suffix noun:

• broken piece

suffix noun:

• below (a certain level, point, quantity, etc.); dropping below

noun:

• illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software; warez - slang - IT term ➜ ワレズ

noun:

• side house (to the east, west, or north of a main residence; home to women, children and servants) ➜ 寝殿造

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to outwit; to get the better of; to overcome a superior opponent and leave him speechless

noun:

• Edo-period mouth harp (with a hairpin-like frame and a long straight tongue)

noun / ~する noun:

• go into a huddle (over); hold a secret conference (about); put heads together and conspire - four character idiom

noun:

• sweetie (sweet green-skinned citrus; cross between a grapefruit and a pomelo); oroblanco

noun:

• face (of a wall of coal or ore, etc.); working face (of a mine)

noun:

• way of holding a calligraphy brush; position of the arm used for a particular type of calligraphy

noun:

• ratio of the margin of loss of an electoral candidate in a single-constituent district (used to break ties when determining the representative of a proportionally represented district)