noun:

• low-ranking samurai - abbreviation - derogatory term ➜ 三一侍
• rolling three and one (in a dice game) - orig. meaning ➜ ピン

~の noun / noun:

• by order (of a superior); as instructed; official (e.g. notification)

noun:

• action rhymes; song sung (by children) as part of a game

noun / ~の noun:

• selection by the state (esp. of a defense lawyer); appointment; assignment ➜ 私選

noun:

• festival celebrating the return of a shintai to its main shrine - Shintō term ➜ 神体

noun:

• broadcast marathon; transmitting sequential episodes of a radio or television series

noun:

• staff at a horse changing station during the ritsuryo period - archaism

noun / ~する noun:

• sprinkling salt on a raw vegetable and rubbing it in - Food term ➜ 揉む【もむ】

noun / ~する noun:

• making a feature part of the specifications - From English "spec-in"

expression:

• confirmed as completed - often at end of document ➜ 完【かん】・以上【いじょう】
• everything must go (e.g. in a sale) - abbreviation ➜ 完全完売【かんぜんかんばい】

noun:

• meal (esp. dinner) served in one's room (at a ryokan) ➜ 旅館

noun:

• drybrush; brush which gives a blurred effect in writing or painting

noun:

• table d'hôte; set meal (usu. in a hotel) - From French ➜ アラカルト

noun:

• top-hinged window shutter (often held open with a pole)

noun:

• tipping a wheelchair back (e.g. to negotiate stairs)

noun:

• sawachi ryouri; assorted cold food served on a large plate

noun:

• staffing a retail outlet with one person - From English "one operation"

noun:

• engaging the clutch (usu. on a motorcycle) - From English "clutch meet"

noun:

• emphasizing one's good qualities; presenting oneself in a favorable light - From English "self-produce" ➜ 自己演出【じこえんしゅつ】

noun:

• patterned cloth laid on a table or Buddhist altar; antependium

noun:

• large lever used to control a train - From English "master controller"

noun:

• snowrose (Serissa japonica); tree of a thousand stars; Japanese boxthorn

noun:

• baseball played without a second base (children's game)

noun:

• fire truck (specifically one equipped with a pump); pumper

noun:

• small folding knife with a rectangular blade used to sharpen pencils ➜ ミッキーナイフ