noun:

• minor fluctuations (e.g. in a market); small movements

noun:

• court music pavilion in a Shinto shrine; kagura hall ➜ 神楽殿

expression:

• summer-like (e.g. of weather in late spring)

noun / ~する noun:

• sitting heavy in one's stomach; remaining undigested

noun:

• stir-fried shrimp in chili sauce - abbr. of 海老のチリソース煮 - abbreviation

suffix:

• groups engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)

noun:

• rank-deciding competitions (e.g. in go or shogi)

noun:

• skewered rice dumplings in a sweet soy glaze

noun:

• kanban; kamban; scheduling system for just-in-time production ➜ かんばん方式

noun:

• bandit; brigand
• hunter
• ancient hunting communities in Tōhoku ➜ またぎ

noun / ~する noun:

• retention; keeping in custody (e.g. of a court)

~の noun:

• heart-breaking (esp. in physical activity such as running) - often 心臓破りの丘|坂

noun:

• Hōō Maru (Western-style Japanese frigate, launched in 1853)

noun:

• fresh or dried fish preserved in salt

noun:

• residence of a government official in the Ryukyu Kingdom - archaism

noun:

• Dharmakara Bodhisattva; Amitabha Buddha in a pre-enlightenment incarnation - Buddhism term

noun:

• Chinese lacquerware technique resulting in a mottled finish

noun:

• omasum; psalterium; third compartment of the stomach in ruminants

expression / ichidan verb:

• to have a name entered in the family register ➜ 籍を入れる【せきをいれる】

noun:

• Alawi; Islamic mystical group centred in Syria ➜ アラウィー

noun:

• asterism (gemmology); optical star pattern in polished gemstones
• starlight - orig. meaning

noun:

• small gate in a mud or stone wall

noun:

• publication in a new format or binding; special edition ➜ 新装【しんそう】

noun:

• conjugation (inflection, declension) of ichidan verbs ending in "iru" - abbreviation ➜ 上一段活用

noun:

• diagonal move (in the game of go)