noun:

• in public

noun:

• hachimaki tied in the back

noun:

• performance in return; quid pro quo - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• living a quiet life in seclusion away from the masses

noun:

• interest in men; itch for men

noun:

• pillow encased in a box

noun:

• part of the shrine dedication ceremony at the Hachiman shrine in Yoshitomi, where articulated wooden dolls enact a sumo bout - Shintō term ➜ 紙相撲【かみずもう】

noun:

• kink in one's neck; sprained neck ➜ 寝違え

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to make a gesture or say something during a break in conversation, playing of songs, etc.; to interrupt - incorrect variant of 合いの手を入れる ➜ 合いの手を入れる

noun:

• lake formed in volcanic caldera

noun / ~する noun:

• staying in Japan

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to stick in one's throat; to choke on something

noun:

• celebrating in advance; advance blessing (e.g. of crops)

noun:

• court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand - archaism

noun:

• registered mail to addressee in person; PD PR - IT term

noun:

• book (etc.) written entirely in kana ➜ 真名本

noun:

• scenery being beautiful in both rainy and sunny weather - four character idiom

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to kick in or open; to smash through

noun:

• being absorbed in writing popular novels (cheap fiction); being absorbed in writing something to amuse oneself - four character idiom

noun:

• painting of a scene in Hell; a picture of Hell - four character idiom

noun:

• sliced abalone served in cold water ➜ 水貝
• raw shellfish

unclassified:

• voiced repetition mark in hiragana

noun:

• daikon pickled in salted rice yeast - Food term

noun:

• built-in greeting - IT term

noun:

• fete in honor of Ebisu (honour)