noun:

• flagstaff decorated with ivory carried by the emperor or a general

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to buy an advance sales ticket (for a reserved seat)

noun / ~する noun:

• reading vertically down horizontal text (e.g. as a simple code)

noun:

• stone knife (Jomon-period tool, shaped like a rice spoon)

noun:

• erhu (2-stringed Chinese instrument played with a bow); erh hu

noun:

• word used after an addressee's name in a formal letter - female language - polite language ➜ 脇付

noun:

• stone-like socle (used as the base for a Buddhist statue)

noun:

• off topic (e.g. in a web forum) - colloquialism - abbreviation ➜ スレッド・スレ違い

expression / adjective:

• difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying ➜ 辛い【づらい】

noun:

• erector pili (muscle fiber attached to a hair follicle); erectores pilorum

noun:

• erector pili (muscle fiber attached to a hair follicle); erectores pilorum - obscure term ➜ 立毛筋

noun:

• lyric sheet; card with the lyrics to a song

noun:

• business, conference, etc. facility in a park - From English "park center"

noun:

• migratory bird that arrives in autumn (unknown species; perhaps a wagtail) - archaism ➜ 鶺鴒

expression:

• not a single person (with negative verb); no one

noun:

• top up (e.g. a little bit to remedy an insufficiency) ➜ 足しになる

noun:

• fireplace; mantlepiece - From French "cheminée" ➜ 暖炉・マントルピース
• chimney (narrow cleft used to climb a rock face) ➜ チムニー

noun:

• maneuver to draw a sword from its scabbard and cut immediately - Martial Arts term

expression:

• Rome was not built in a day - proverb

expression:

• the wrongdoer never lacks a pretext; even thieves have their reasons - proverb

noun:

• Dodompa (a rumba-like Japanese musical genre popular in the 1960s)

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to raise (usu. one's shoulders, with a jaunty, swaggering effect)

noun / ~する noun:

• brushing

noun:

• blushing (blotchiness or milkiness in paint applied to a surface)

noun:

• best man; groomsman; bridesmaid
• second (e.g. in a duel)

noun:

• well-chosen gifts (with a positive message) - From English "communications goods"