noun:

• chanting of the Heike Monogatari to biwa accompaniment

noun:

• bell or gong used to signal soldiers

suffix:

• just (applies to set number of items, instances, etc.) ➜ ぽっきり

noun:

• reservationist; person whose job is to take reservations

adjective:

• can't occur easily; difficult to happen

adjectival noun:

• attentive to detail; careful; considerate; meticulous; detailed - combination of きめ細か and 細やか ➜ きめ細か【きめこまか】・細やか【こまやか】

noun:

• necklace carpetshark (Parascyllium variolatum, species endemic to Australia)

~と adverb:

• brimming; full to the point of overflowing - onomatopoeia
• loose; baggy ➜ ゆったり・ぶかぶか・だぶだぶ

noun:

• woman paid to accompany men at various events - From English "reception attendant" ➜ レセプタント

noun:

• woman paid to accompany men at various events - abbreviation - From English "reception attendant" ➜ レセプションアテンダント

noun:

• plank used to dry wet clothes or paper

noun:

• country closed to information from the outside world

noun:

• new yen (issued in 1946 to fight inflation)

noun:

• tub used to collect feces in an outhouse ➜ 便壺

ichidan verb:

• to blow and gather together (by the wind) - obscure term

noun:

• type of tray to serve sweets individually ➜ 銘々皿

noun:

• aliyah; immigration to Israel - From Hebrew

adverbial noun:

• like; similar to; same as ➜ 如し

noun:

• amazing truth; cardinal principle; key (to understanding)

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.) - sometimes used as a pickup line - colloquialism

noun:

• small fence to keep out people and horses

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to be worn out (from domestic life)

noun:

• ability to take action; energy; fire; dynamism; leverage

noun / ~する noun:

• ceasing to write; putting down one's pen

noun / ~の noun:

• transhumance; moving stock between pastures according to season