noun:

• edible flower bud of the fuki (Petasites japonicus) plant, an early spring delicacy

noun:

• double circle; 'good work' (equiv. of silver star awarded to children at school)

noun:

• left-over flesh on the spine of a fish (esp. tuna) or beef - Food term

noun:

• Lingchi; Leng Tch'e; slow torture by slicing off parts of the body

noun:

• referee officiating at bouts of rank-and-file wrestlers in the highest division - Sumo term

noun:

• obsolete rule prohibiting match-ups between wrestlers from the same group of stables - Sumo term

noun:

• economy class syndrome (occurrence of deep vein thrombosis in air travelers) ➜ 深部静脈血栓症【しんぶじょうみゃくけっせんしょう】

noun:

• type of fraud involving phone calls pretending distress

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• uninteresting; tending to spoil the fun (pleasure) (of); throwing a wet blanket (on) - four character idiom

noun:

• safety (well-being) of one's family; peace and prosperity in the household

noun:

• perception through the six senses (of sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch, and consciousness) - four character idiom

noun:

• high mountains and running water; the beauty of nature - four character idiom
• beautifully (skillfully) played music

noun:

• being excused from various levies and taxes during the age of militarist government - four character idiom

noun:

• prevalence of arbitrariness; rife with arbitrary decisions (acting on one's own authority) - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• (engaging in a round of) mutual criticism; repeated attacks on each other - four character idiom

noun:

• elegant appreciation of nature through artistic pursuits such as poetry, painting and calligraphy - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• confusing people
• magic
• ghost, monster, etc., the true identity of which is unknown

expression:

• worthless (of a person); somebody who wouldn't be missed if they died - vulgar ➜ くたばる

noun:

• Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata)

noun:

• vital point (critical place to make a move in the game of Go)

noun:

• style of temple gate featuring four supporting pillars and a gabled roof

noun:

• fukubachi; inverted bowl that sits above the base of a pagoda finial

noun:

• ryūsha; spherical part of a pagoda finial between the hōju and suien

noun:

• short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store

expression:

• (to be pushed) toward the middle (of a crowd) (usually against your will)