noun:

• big three dragons; winning hand consisting of pungs or kongs of each of the three types of dragon tiles - Mahjong term

noun:

• leatherman; conspicuously gay male who belongs to the leather subculture and engages in bodybuilding - From English "hard gay"

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to be enigmatic or puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery

noun:

• Hakata cloth; a fabric made in Hakata

noun:

• epididymitis; inflammation of the epididymis - Medicine term

noun / ~する noun:

• salt and pepper; seasoning with salt and pepper

temporal noun:

• now (with the nuance of 'the last moment'); this late in the game

noun:

• popular music; common people's music (as opposed to court music) Antonym: 雅楽

noun:

• night-watch bell; bells tolling out the old year

expression / ichidan verb:

• to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel - idiom

expression:

• paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reaping what you sow - idiom

noun:

• boat festival; festival with portable shrines carried on boats

noun:

• hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers - abbreviation - From English "cabaret club" ➜ キャバレークラブ

noun:

• bright place; the light
• the open; light of day; public knowledge ➜ 明るみに出る

~と adverb:

• smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion - onomatopoeia

expression / ichidan verb:

• to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with

noun:

• Bureau of Onmyō; government office in charge of astronomical observations, divination and calendar making (under the ritsuryo system)

expression / noun:

• something that looks difficult but actually isn't; swimming in a cold lake during mid-winter seems difficult, but it's nothing to a kappa - idiom

noun:

• mainlander; person from the mainland

noun:

• Hyoubi; one of the eight gods of the koyomi ➜ 八将神

noun:

• Norma (constellation); the Rule - Astronomy term

noun:

• classmate; graduates in the same class
• wrestlers who began their professional careers in the same tournament - Sumo term

~の noun:

• shipped together; sent at the same time

noun:

• Canis Minor (constellation); the Lesser Dog

noun:

• points to note; points of concern; matters to keep in mind; matters that require attention - four character idiom