noun:

• traditional Chinese cold remedy (a medical powder with antipyretic and diaphoretic effects) - archaism

noun:

• man-made water channel (e.g. round a castle); artificial trench; moat - archaism

noun:

• (sake) brewed in wooden vats, squeezed out by weight on a pole - obsolete term

noun:

• fashion style for young women invoking a soft, forest-like feeling

noun:

• telephone card etc. with a misprint or other error - From English "error card"

noun:

• shower stool with a u-shaped hole in the middle

expression / adjective:

• being dealt a bad hand (in mahjong, card games, etc.) - idiom
• poor (handwriting) - idiom
• unscrupulous - idiom

noun:

• personalised page within a web based client interaction system - From English "my page"

noun:

• dragon-like cryptid fish with many whiskers and no bones (likely a sturgeon) ➜ 蝶鮫

noun / ~の noun:

• a woman's natural inclination to care for others; big-sisterly disposition

noun:

• solitary confinement in a dark cell without bedding (for up to one week)

noun:

• thin green spring onion shoots (esp. minced as a condiment) - Food term

noun:

• playing doctor; children examining each other's genitals (often as a role play)

noun:

• short, padded coat that covers someone and a baby on their back - abbreviation ➜ ねんねこ半纏

noun / ~する noun:

• sleeping; sleep - orig. meaning - children's language

noun:

• blind official who specialized as a musician, masseur or acupuncturist (abolished in 1871) - archaism

noun:

• land given to someone who has rendered a distinguished service (ritsuryo system)

interjection:

• hey; cheers; used by young people when drinking or as a greeting

noun:

• providing bank services on a Sunday (esp. ATM access) - From English "Sunday banking"

noun:

• lighted lamp (or candle, etc.) provided as a religious offering; votive light ➜ 御明かし【みあかし】

expression:

• there's but a fine line between genius and insanity - proverb

noun:

• sastrugi; parallel wave-like ridges formed on a snow surface by the wind

expression:

• nature itself is a good mother; even without parents, children grow up [literal] - proverb

noun:

• nutmeg (soccer); hitting a ball through the legs (e.g. in tennis) - slang - Sports term

noun:

• treating a metal surface to make it look worn and aged; antique finish

noun / ~する noun:

• grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism
• grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth