noun:

• rough cardboard made from straw
• low-grade paper (used as a lining) - archaism

noun:

• prostitute from the Yoshiwara district of a fairly high rank (Edo period)

noun:

• morning meal (for priests, monks, etc.) - Buddhism term
• food offering at a Buddhist ceremony

noun:

• tweezers (esp. in a medical or laboratory setting); forceps ➜ ピンセット

noun:

• literary fragment
• interpreting (and using) a passage without regard to its context ➜ 断章取義

noun:

• salt pickling of a turnip or daikon, incl. leaves and stalk

noun:

• someone who became a teacher for lack of anything better to do - slang - derogatory term

noun:

• supporter; cheerer (e.g. from the sidelines at a sporting event); rooter

noun:

• upstage left pillar (on a noh stage), next to the flute player

noun:

• place on bridge passageway next to the rear of a noh stage - where the interlude kyogen actors wait ➜ 間狂言

noun / ~する noun:

• retirement from active life
• moving out of accommodation; finding a new residence - recent meaning

noun / ~する noun:

• writing an inscription on a stone monument (e.g. before carving it)

noun / ~する noun:

• shooting a fleeing target (usu. animal) from horseback

noun:

• holotherians; members of a problematic clade containing Kuehneotherium and all living therians

noun / ~する noun:

• placing (an ad); submission of advertising copy
• sending a manuscript for printing

noun:

• fish cake (made from sardines, used as a fertilizer); sardine meal

noun:

• appointed official sent to administer a certain region (in the Ryukyu Kingdom)

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)

noun:

• job-hunting via a social networking service (e.g. Facebook)

noun:

• isolated fall of a security or currency in an otherwise strong market

noun:

• arcade game where one can win a prize - From English "prize game"

noun:

• betting ticket with a payout of at least 100 times (horse racing) ➜ 馬券【ばけん】

expression:

• stop talking nonsense; don't be ridiculous; give me a break

adverb:

• piercingly (as though cutting with a sharp sword) - onomatopoeia ➜ ぐさりと
• hard-hitting (e.g. criticism) - onomatopoeia

noun:

• baked pastry topped with a mix of custard and merengue - Food term - From French "chiboust"