expression:

• in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case

noun:

• funny word or gesture
• funny part (in a puppet show, kabuki, etc.)
• a woman's temple hair - archaism ➜ 揉み上げ【もみあげ】

noun:

• feigning innocence, ignorance or naivety
• someone (esp. a woman) pretending to be innocent, ignorant or naive

expression:

• come hell or high water; no matter what happens; even if rain or spears should fall [literal] - idiom ➜ 雨が降ろうと槍が降ろうと

expression:

• come hell or high water; no matter what happens; even if rain or spears should fall [literal] ➜ 雨が降ろうが槍が降ろうが

noun:

• genre of action film or TV production with car chases or racing - From English "car action"

noun:

• style of Japanese folk song associated with Niigata Prefecture

noun:

• athletic-style shirt; running vest - From English "running shirt"

noun:

• Shiranui style of grand champion's ring-entering ceremony - Sumo term

noun:

• Zen (Buddhism) - archaism - obscure term ➜ 禅宗
• confusing style of middle-age Japanese poetry - derogatory term ➜ 達磨歌

noun:

• two-piece swimming suit (not bikini style)

noun:

• style of jōruri narrative used for kabuki dances - abbreviation ➜ 常磐津節

noun:

• open discussion (style of meeting)

noun:

• style of recitative dance popular during the Muromachi period - abbreviation ➜ 幸若舞

noun:

• flowing style (e.g. of narrating a story); eloquence

noun:

• gachuck; device for applying small, clip-style paper fasteners

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• formal; stiff (style of speaking, writing, etc.); humble; respectful ➜ 畏まる【かしこまる】

noun:

• Italian-style pastry and cake shop; pasticceria - From Italian

noun / ~する noun:

• on-the-spot filming or photography

noun:

• live filming (as opposed to animation); actual picture (as opposed to a drawing); photographic image (as opposed to a drawing, computer-generated image, etc.)
• real picture or story (as opposed to fiction, imaginary scene, etc.); describing actual scenes (in writing, drawings, paintings, etc.); documentary (film)

expression:

• the beauties of nature as the key poetic theme; the central theme in composing poetry (haiku) must be the beauties of nature and the harmony that exist between nature and man. (The slogan of the Hototogisu School of modern Japanese haiku) - four character idiom ➜ 花鳥風月

noun:

• student council (details vary widely but a body of students that takes part in overseeing student behaviour or student activities)

noun:

• Heian era court lady's song (accompanying men's oouta); court lady singing a kouta ➜ 大歌
• ditty; ballad; short, hummable, popular tune from Muromachi era to early Edo era ➜ 小唄・端唄
• kyogen kouta; style of kyogen song based on the Muromachi songs, often love ballad
• noh kouta; unusual style of noh song based on the Muromachi songs

noun:

• black-lacquered headgear (made of silk, cloth or paper) originally worn by court nobles in ancient Japan, and afterwards spreading to the common people

noun:

• jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)

noun:

• giant; great man
• Tokyo Giants (baseball team) - abbreviation