expression:

• one or two sizes (bigger, etc.); one or two levels (better, more mature, etc.)

noun:

• agrarian revolt or uprising - four character idiom

noun:

• beginning of the month or the year; New Year's Day; the calendar

noun:

• open-cut or open-air (strip) mining

noun:

• quality of a fabric or cloth; texture of a fabric

noun:

• Heian-period pastry made of duck or goose eggs mixed with vegetables boiled and wrapped in mochi which is then cut into squares

noun:

• metallic foil cut into strips or other shapes to form decorative motifs ➜ 切り金
• cutting a thin sheet of metal into shapes and affixing it with lacquer forming natural features (e.g. clouds) ➜ 切り金

expression:

• (impalpable sense of) fright or horror

noun:

• per-diem rate or payment; (preparing) a day's schedule

noun:

• infectious disease originating overseas entering the country through an infected traveller or goods

noun:

• publicity or advertising expenses

noun / ~する noun:

• giving up children for adoption or apprenticeship, etc. (out of poverty); reducing the number of mouths [literal]

noun:

• imperial blessings or favor (favour)

noun:

• thin slice of meat or fish - Food term
• briefly salt-pickled fish slice - archaism - Food term

noun:

• mat with a floral or bulrush pattern

noun:

• dance done by two persons or more ➜ 相舞

noun / ~する noun:

• favourite poem or song; favorite poem or song
• lover of poetry and song

noun:

• advanced or master's course at university

noun:

• pillow stuffed with buckwheat chaff, rice husks or similar material

noun:

• name of a or the Buddha

noun:

• protective collar on kimono or bed clothes

~と adverb:

• splintering or cracking (e.g. in a strong wind) - onomatopoeia

noun / ~する noun:

• closing, either for the day or permanently (e.g. theme park, botanical garden, etc.) - used for ~園 Antonym: 開園

noun:

• exchange or research student (as opposed to regular undergraduate or graduate) ➜ 正規生【せいきせい】

noun:

• store that sells remaindered book or magazines ➜ 殺屋