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

noun:

• gossip ➜ 口の端【くちのは】
• corner of the mouth ➜ 口の端【くちのは】

noun:

• knee touch down - Sumo term
• posture with knees and toes on the floor

noun:

• beginning of spring
• first month of the lunar calendar - obsolete term

noun:

• internal sense ➜ 外官【がいかん】
• public official stationed in the capital (under the ritsuryo system) ➜ 外官【げかん】

noun:

• visitor from afar ➜ まろうど
• joy-bringing spirit from the divine realms

expression:

• very; extremely - slang
• like the devil; as a demon

noun:

• global language; world language
• languages of the world; world languages

noun:

• dropping; losing - abbreviation
• missing item; something one forgot to write down
• trap
• wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed
• conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
• metallic bowl used to hold the charcoal in a wooden hibachi ➜ 落とし掛け

noun:

• true dharma; true teachings of Buddha - Buddhism term
• period of the True Law

noun / ~する noun:

• not giving up; keeping at it until one succeeds; falling seven times, getting up eight times [literal] - idiom

noun:

• the vicissitudes of life; ups and downs in life - idiom

noun:

• daytime
• position of the sun

ichidan verb:

• to have become worn
• to be used to the ways of the world

noun / ~する noun:

• successful substitution - usu. in the negative
• change for the better

noun:

• keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life
• keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills

noun:

• dialect
• language of the common people; colloquial language; slang

noun:

• Kyoto's children ➜ 京童
• Kyoto's young people, who are noisy and gossiping on the least pretext ➜ 京童

noun:

• chocolate-vine (Akebia quinata); fiveleaf; fiveleaf akebia
• fruit of the akebia - Food term

noun:

• stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter
• behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller

noun:

• prisoner; captive; prisoner of war
• Emishi allied with the Japanese during the Nara and Heian periods ➜ えみし

noun:

• notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification ➜ 達し
• Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties ➜ 御触書

expression:

• no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after - after past tense verb ➜ かと思うと
• at the thought of; when I think about ➜ かと思うと

noun:

• harvesting rice while it is still green
• recruiting of university students before the agreed date ➜ 青田買い【あおたがい】