noun:

• congratulatory postcards with a spring pattern sold every year in February

counter:

• counter for bamboo tiles - Mahjong term

noun:

• fine lead powder used for writing on lacquerware - obscure term

noun:

• simple and light soup taken between courses in a kaiseki meal, or during a formal tea ceremony - Food term ➜ 懐石

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to yearn for; to pine; to be deeply in love with

noun:

• boiled chrysanthemum petals pickled in vinegar - Food term ➜ 膾【なます】・菊花膾

noun:

• money tip wrapped in paper

expression:

• in minute detail

noun:

• words mainly used in songs or poetry ➜ 歌詞【うたことば】

noun:

• fee for an initial medical examination

noun:

• selling one's personal effects in order to live (like peeling the layers of a bamboo shoot one by one)

noun / ~する noun:

• drawing in customers; attracting an audience; luring customers

noun:

• bylaw or ordinance for the purpose of implementing gender equality

expression:

• in respect of; in regards to; as for - honorific language - polite language ➜ に於いて

noun:

• five implements placed in front of a Buddhist altar: two candlesticks, two vases (usu. containing flowers made of gilded copper) and one incense burner

noun:

• in secret

noun / ~の noun:

• for men

noun:

• (office) building for rent

noun / expression:

• in the belly
• in one's heart of hearts

noun:

• using one's chopsticks to jump from side dish to side dish without pausing to eat rice in between (a breach of etiquette) ➜ 移り箸

counter:

• counter for dot tiles - Mahjong term

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to lay the foundation for (e.g. a theory); to lay the basis for

godan ~る verb:

• to give in; to give up - from 妥協 - slang

noun:

• in the palace

noun:

• group box; group window - IT term