noun:

• an utai (noh chant) piece for recitation
• accompanied singing in which the singing is emphasized over the instrumental part (emphasised)

noun:

• book of poetry
• The Classic of Poetry and The Classic of History (Chinese texts)

noun:

• deutomerite; posterior sac; posterior chamber - Medicine term
• women's quarters at the rear of a house

noun:

• main gate; front gate - obscure term
• latter half of the Lotus Sutra, which describes the nature of the Buddha - Buddhism term ➜ 迹門

noun:

• humble samurai who served as a body guard on foot ➜ 徒侍
• bodyguards in service of the shogun who would walk ahead of him on an outing (Edo period) ➜ 徒士組【かちぐみ】

noun:

• Yatagarasu (mythical raven who aided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern expedition)
• three-legged crow inhabiting the sun in Chinese mythology

noun:

• blue poetry ribbon card (in hanafuda)
• the three blue poetry ribbon cards (high-scoring combination in hanafuda) ➜ 花札

noun:

• upper floor; upstairs Antonym: 階下
• top of the stairs Antonym: 階下【かいか】

adverb / ~と adverb:

• sound of something striking repeatedly (e.g. wooden clappers) - onomatopoeia
• something small hopping repeatedly; touching lightly and repeatedly - onomatopoeia

noun:

• punctuation marks such as the dakuten
• Chonchon; South American mythical bird - From

noun / ~の noun:

• deformity; distortion; disability; cripple - sensitive
• word written at the end of a letter

noun:

• Six Dynasties (of China: Eastern Wu, Eastern Jin, Song, Qi, Liang, Chen)
• calligraphic style of the Six Dynasties period

noun:

• stealthy steps
• spurt to overtake a leading horse just before the finish line

noun:

• flag with a red circle on a white background
• the Japanese flag ➜ 日章旗

noun:

• story; tale
• unaccompanied part of the Heike Monogatari chanting ➜ 平曲

noun:

• milonga (tango-like dance)
• place where the milonga and tango is danced

noun:

• purity measure for gold; karat; carat; K; kt
• personality of a person born under the element of fire ➜ 金【きん】

noun:

• Yatagarasu (mythical raven who aided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern expedition) - obscure term ➜ 八咫烏
• three-legged crow inhabiting the sun in Chinese mythology ➜ 八咫烏

noun:

• combined liquor store and bar; combined off-license and pub (licence)
• drinking alcohol while standing in the shop

adverbial noun:

• now; at this time
• the other day; recently; lately

noun:

• adult striped mullet ➜ 鯔【ぼら】

adverb:

• in the end; after all is said and done - abbreviation ➜ とどのつまり

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to topple over and lean at a precarious angle; to fall onto something and lean against it
• to be on the point of collapse; to be about to fall; to begin to fall

noun / adjectival noun:

• round-faced
• bulging at the bottom; swelling toward the bottom

expression / ichidan verb:

• blood flows [literal]
• to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood" - usu. ...の血が流れる - idiom

noun:

• lower part; foot; lower direction
• left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)

noun:

• swallowing a great amount of tea or medicine
• tea prepared for the New Year with the first water of the year - abbreviation ➜ 大服茶