noun:

• lameness; cripple - sensitive ➜ びっこを引く
• mismatched pair (of shoes, etc.) ［跛］

noun:

• sleet (mixture of snow and rain)
• shaved ice topped with honey

noun:

• wild rose; bramble
• briar patch
• obstacle; source of difficulty; thorn - idiom

noun:

• flood of customers; (doing a) roaring business - four character idiom

noun:

• 4th in rank; fourth sign of the Chinese calendar

noun / prefix noun / suffix noun:

• Denmark ［てい］ - abbreviation - obscure term

noun:

• maggot
• worm (as a term of abuse); scum - derogatory term

noun:

• the nine principal points in a game of go

noun:

• Mactra chinensis (species of trough shell)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.

noun:

• tail and fins
• embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration

noun:

• rivalry for the heart of a woman ➜ 恋の鞘当て【こいのさやあて】
• quarrel over something trivial - from two samurai quarreling because the sheaths of their swords happened to touch

noun:

• Edo-period term for a time of day, roughly 6 pm

noun:

• sound of wind rustling in the pine needles (like waves)

noun:

• offerings of rope, paper, etc. hung on trees in Shinto shrines

noun:

• gold-colored paper wrapped around the tip of a cigarette (coloured)

noun:

• traditional style of Japanese architecture with a steep thatched roof

noun / ~する noun:

• attacking under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; assassination

noun:

• emphasis (e.g. placed on a word); stress; tone (of voice)

noun:

• God's son (in Christianity) ［御子］
• child of the emperor

noun:

• a person whose services are at the disposal of another

noun:

• self-aggrandizement under pretense of aiding another (aggrandisement, pretence)

noun:

• the mid-month's slate of entertainment in a variety hall

noun:

• signature or written seal at the end of a document

expression / ~の noun:

• polite or diplomatic way of putting things; honeyed words; lip service - four character idiom

noun:

• seeking to improve one's health with a change of climate