noun:

• unrhymed non-metrical Japanese popular love song or limerick in the 7-7-7-5 syllable pattern - obscure term - obsolete term - archaism

noun / adjectival noun:

• without preparation; off the cuff; abrupt; without warning ➜ ぶっつけ本番

adjectival noun / noun:

• unreserved; without restraint; frank; blunt; direct

noun:

• beginning; start; outset

expression / noun:

• mono no aware; appreciation of the fleeting nature of beauty; pathos of things; strong aesthetic sense

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously

expression / noun:

• fruits of one's wife's labour (in assisting her husband's career, e.g. by running the household)

~する verb (spec.) / transitive:

• to take the name of; to call oneself
• to pretend; to feign; to purport

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to recall; to hit upon...; to occur to (one)
• to feel the call of ...

noun:

• the five eyes (physical eye, heavenly eye, wisdom eye, dharma eye and Buddha eye) - Buddhism term

godan ~す verb / ~す verb (precursor to modern する) / transitive:

• to take the name of; to call oneself ➜ 称する
• to pretend; to feign; to purport

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to

godan ~う verb:

• to mishear; to fail to catch
• to miss (the chance to hear)

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate

noun:

• voluntary insurance; optional insurance; extra insurance; vehicle insurance in addition to the basic mandatory insurance ➜ 強制保険

adjectival noun / noun:

• too many; too much; excessive; superfluous; superabundant; extra; spare; surplus - often as 余計に

adjectival noun / ~の noun / noun:

• unnecessary; needless; uncalled-for; otiose

adverb:

• abundantly; excessively; needlessly; all the more

noun:

• point worthy of note; highlight (e.g. in a film); thing to note
• good prospects for the future; promise

noun:

• divine wind (esp. a typhoon thought to have protected Japan from a Mongolian invasion in the 13th century)
• kamikaze ［かみかぜ］

noun:

• pitcher; water jug; watering can
• container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony) - usu. not 水差し

noun:

• niche or alcove for an image
• (in Okinawa) portable shrine used to move a deceased from their house to the graveyard

adverb:

• extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing - onomatopoeia
• heartrending; touching the heart

noun:

• slotted dome cast iron grill for preparing the Genghis Khan dish
• Japanese mutton and vegetable dish ➜ ジンギス汗料理

noun:

• crib sheet; cheat sheet - From English "cunning paper"
• large sketchbook used during TV filming to notify the cast of special stage direction, relay messages, etc.

noun:

• counting "stars" to tally the score to date; how well something has gone (e.g. in terms of wins over losses) - Sumo term

expression:

• matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation)
• our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)

expression:

• you learn, without realising it, from what is around you; a shop-boy near the temple gate will recite sutras untaught [literal] - proverb

noun:

• critical argument laden with value judgment, where an indirect cause, often trivial, is made to appear as leading to the effect