noun:

• first ears of rice of the season; first crops of the season; first harvest of the season
• offering (to the gods)

noun:

• sitting outdoors - archaism
• room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion ➜ 寝殿造り
• temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies

noun:

• epi-illumination; illumination that impinges on the sample from the viewing direction

noun:

• period from midnight until the early morning
• around 4 in the morning ➜ 寅の刻

expression / godan ~ぐ verb:

• to protect against the elements; to shelter oneself from the weather

noun:

• haitei winning hand; winning on the last tile drawn from the wall - Mahjong term - From Chinese

noun:

• anti-aircraft fire; shooting at an aircraft (from ground or ship)

expression / adjective:

• (having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school)
• of poor quality or workmanship

noun:

• the dead of night; praying all night in a shrine or temple

noun:

• larger whales of family Delphinidae (esp. the pilot whales or blackfish)

noun:

• miscellany (classification of Japanese poetry unrelated to the seasons or to love)

noun:

• sense of touch

~の noun:

• tactile; tactual

noun:

• hair style with long bangs

noun:

• overarm stroke (type of traditional Japanese swimming style)

noun:

• Unryu style of grand champion's ring-entering ceremony - Sumo term

noun:

• South Korean comics (often of a style similar to manga) - From Korean "manhwa"

noun / ~する noun:

• slamming one's hand into the wall in front of somebody (e.g. to stop them from leaving; often viewed as romantic) - slang
• banging on the wall (e.g. to quieten one's neighbour) - colloquialism

noun:

• arbor; arbour; bower; pavilion

suffix:

• suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers ［てい］
• suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant ［てい］

noun:

• koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres
• measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)

noun:

• fall; decline; lowering; hanging down; drooping; slanting (downward) Antonym: 上がり
• string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt - Sumo term
• food offering to the gods; leftovers; hand-me-downs - usu. as お下がり ➜ お下がり
• leaving (one's master's place for home)

suffix noun / noun:

• a little after ...

noun:

• scalloped bonnethead (Sphyrna corona, little-known species of hammerhead shark found in the eastern Pacific from southern Mexico to northern Peru)

noun:

• mysterious turtle (an omen of good luck) - obscure term
• Reiki era (715.9.2-717.11.17)

noun:

• appointment or dismissal conjecturally reported in the media (esp. when the conjecture turned out to be wrong); announcement of an appointment that turns out to be mere press speculation - four character idiom

noun:

• phrase example; haiku example

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to get into the swing of (one's work); to hit one's stride
• (for a fish or bird) to put on fat for the winter

noun:

• the death of Shakyamuni Buddha - Buddhism term
• Buddhist service held on the day of Buddha's death (orig. 15th of the 2nd month, now 15th of the 3rd month) - abbreviation - Buddhism term ➜ 仏涅槃忌