expression:

• time when moles transform into quails (second climate of the third month) ➜ 七十二候

noun:

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

noun:

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

noun:

• Tengin Bank robbery (1948), in which 12 people died of cyanide poisoning

noun / ~する noun:

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

noun:

• action taken to soften the impact of something - From English "one cushion"

noun:

• Oreochromis; genus of tilapiine cichlids in the fish family Cichlidae

noun:

• pale grass blue (species of gossamer-winged butterfly, Pseudozizeeria maha)

noun:

• Elatostema umbellatum var. majus (variety of plant related to the nettles)

noun:

• Japanese sweets in the form of long blocks (e.g. yokan, uiro)

noun:

• going elsewhere
• travelling afar with one's client (of a geisha, etc.)

noun:

• comprehensive list of famous places in Kyoto accompanied with pictures and text

noun:

• dish of white and red-fleshed fish arranged next to each other

noun:

• Cymbopogon tortilis var. goeringii (variety of grass closely related to lemongrass)

noun:

• Anatidae; family of birds including ducks, geese and swans

noun:

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

noun:

• Sauropsida (branch of amniotes that includes reptiles, birds and non-avian dinosaurs)

noun:

• Morganucodonta; extinct order of early mammals or mammal-like creatures

noun:

• decorated pottery container for storing the bones of one's ancestors (Okinawa) - called じ〜しか〜み or じ〜しが〜み in Okinawa ➜ 厨子

noun:

• five gates of mindfulness: worship, praise, vows, observation, prayers for the dead - Buddhism term

noun:

• Moro; Muslim inhabitant of the Philippines ［モロ］

adverb:

• conspicuously; openly - colloquialism
• completely; entirely; perfectly; wonderfully - colloquialism

noun:

• grilled balls of stuffed intestine (esp. at food stalls or yakiniku restaurants) ➜ 白【しろ】・ころころ

noun / ~する noun:

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

noun:

• memorial ceremony held on the 100th day of a person's death - Buddhism term

noun:

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