noun:

• stage made of Japanese cypress
• the limelight; the big time

noun:

• end of summer - obsolete term
• sixth month of the lunar calendar

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be out of focus ➜ ずれる
• to be off the point (e.g. of a plan); to have not got the point

noun:

• late autumn (fall)
• ninth month of the lunar calendar - obsolete term ➜ 長月

noun:

• breast
• rounded part on the upper end of shamisen neck

noun / ~する noun:

• outlined; lacking content
• getting rid of the middleman

noun:

• autumn dusk - obscure term
• the end of autumn

expression / noun:

• hard work gone unnoticed; thankless task; a dance under a veranda [literal] - idiom
• off-stage dance that used to be performed on the 22th of the 2nd month in the lunar calendar in Osaka's Tennouji - orig. meaning

noun:

• leader of a nobleman's cavalcade - archaism
• animal messenger of the gods (i.e. a fox) ［みさき］

noun:

• late spring
• third month of the lunar calendar - obsolete term

noun:

• rice gruel with mochi - Food term
• azuki bean gruel eaten around the 15th day of the first month - Food term

noun:

• someone from one's own province (China) ➜ 外省人
• someone whose ancestors had lived in Taiwan before the Kuomintang related immigration wave ➜ 外省人

noun:

• beginning of autumn - obsolete term
• seventh month of the lunar calendar

noun:

• large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus) - four character idiom ➜ 撫子
• woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan

noun:

• prize archery
• imperial archery event held annually on the 18th day of the first lunar month (Heian period)

yodan ~く verb (archaic):

• to hang oneself; to strangle oneself - archaism
• to wring the neck; to strangle - archaism

adverb:

• with a clunk; with a clank - onomatopoeia
• the sound of a sudden decrease (in profits, vigor, etc.)

noun:

• gooseberry; currant
• plants from the Ribes genus ➜ スグリ属

noun:

• local commissioner (Kamakura or Muromachi eras)
• draw to find the theme for poetry session; composing poetry by lot

noun:

• partner (esp. in manzai); companion ［相方］ ➜ 漫才
• partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to spread (e.g. a rumour); to talk about (widely); to make fun of
• to sing the praises of; to praise to the skies

noun:

• central pillar of a pagoda; shinbashira
• leader of the Tenri religion ［真柱］

noun:

• midriff; upper abdomen
• clothing that exposes the midriff

expression / adjective:

• strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious ➜ 得体の知れない
• not knowing the true nature ➜ 得体

noun:

• pilaf topped with bechemal or other cheese-based sauce, then oven baked - named after the Doria family of Genoa - From Italian "Doria"
• casserole dish dedicated to the Doria family, often with green, white and red colours