noun:

• fiery chariot - Buddhism term
• kasha (mythical beast said to devour dead bodies)
• (in China) train (i.e. steam locomotive)
• vile old hag - abbreviation - archaism ➜ 火車婆

noun:

• eight hereditary titles (designated by Emperor Tenmu in 684 CE: Mahito, Asomi, Sukune, Imiki, Michinoshi, Omi, Muraji, Inagi) - archaism

expression:

• something so difficult that one doesn't know if there's even a 1 in 1000 chance of success - obscure term

noun:

• Siebold's wild ginger (esp. its dried root or rhizome, used as an antitussive and analgesic in traditional Chinese medicine) ➜ 薄葉細辛

noun:

• word to soften awkward topics (esp. refusal in business conversation, e.g. "I am afraid that ...") - e.g. 申し訳ありませんが、あいにく - obscure term - From English "cushion word"

noun:

• sweet of egg yolks drawn into strands and boiled in sugar syrup (orig. from Portugal); angel hair; fios de ovos ➜ 南蛮菓子【なんばんがし】

noun:

• long interlude (in folk songs or koto music)
• wiles (e.g. used by a prostitute to lure customers); finesse; trick

noun:

• safety glasses (esp. more fashionable models used in public for protection against pollen, UV rays, etc.) - From English "eye-care glass"

noun:

• figure; form; shape
• appearance; dress; guise
• state; condition; picture; image
• form (of a waka) ➜ 和歌

suffix noun:

• dressed in ...; wearing ...

noun / ~の noun:

• person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)

noun / ~する noun:

• crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

• toddling; with small, quick steps - onomatopoeia
• restlessly; in continuous motion - onomatopoeia
• quickly and easily - onomatopoeia
• often; frequently; now and then; occasionally - onomatopoeia

noun:

• Noraism; women breaking with family and seeking individual freedom (from heroine in Ibsen's "Doll's House")

noun:

• temporary manifestation by a buddha (in order to save people); manifested form (often a Shinto deity) - Buddhism term ➜ 本地

noun:

• Coming of Age Day (second Monday in January. Prior to 2000 was Jan 15); Adult's Day

noun / ~する noun:

• locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• fierce, close-fought competition

adverb:

• anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; all kinds of this; this and that

noun:

• cloth dyed in a dappled pattern - abbreviation ➜ 鹿の子絞り
• pattern of white spots; dapples - abbreviation ➜ 鹿の子斑
• mochi containing red bean paste - abbreviation ➜ 鹿の子餅
• fawn - original meaning - archaism ➜ 鹿【か】

noun:

• ladies' bicycle (of a kind often used by housewives, usu. with a basket in front); granny bike ➜ チャリ

ichidan verb:

• to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers

noun:

• compartment in a fishing boat with seawater for reviving or keeping alive fresh fish or bait

noun / ~する noun:

• going into a huddle (over); holding secret (closed-door) conference (about); laying heads together in secret consultation - four character idiom

noun:

• center for collecting charitable contributions (money, goods, and-or services) and distributing them to people in need - four character idiom

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)

noun:

• nasal sound change (generation of geminate consonant, primarily a geminate 't' from vowel stems ending in 'i') - Linguistics term ➜ 撥音便