noun:

• moon, snow and flowers; beauty of the four seasons (from a poem by Bai Juyi) ➜ 雪月花

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:

• 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:

• 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:

• turning a concealed pung into an open kong by calling another player's discard - Mahjong term - From Chinese ➜ 槓

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:

• small folding knife with a rectangular blade used to sharpen pencils - from Mickey Mouse - Kansai dialect ➜ ボンナイフ

noun:

• new release of a song by the original artist or composer - From English "self cover"

noun / ~する noun:

• reading but not responding to a text message (in the chat application LINE) - colloquialism ➜ スルー

adjective:

• many; numerous; a lot
• large quantity; large amount
• frequent; common

noun:

• human being; person; man; mankind; humankind
• character (of a person)

noun:

• bow (and arrow) - ゆ is usu. a prefix
• archery
• bow (for a violin, etc.)