noun:

• oval pad with two long strips tied underneath the obi to make it look fuller

noun:

• vijnapti-matrata (theory that all existence is subjective and nothing exists outside of the mind) - Buddhism term

noun:

• implements used to enhance the effect of a play (e.g. props, costumes, etc.)

noun:

• Oregon pine (another term for the common Douglas fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii) ➜ 米松

noun:

• Asteraceae; Compositae; family of flowering plants comprising the asters, daisies, sunflowers, etc. ➜ 菊

noun:

• The Five (circle of Russian composers: Balakirev, Cui, Mussorgsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Borodin)

noun:

• case that something major happens; event of an emergency; when it comes to the crunch

noun:

• framing (e.g. a picture)
• flaming; hostile and insulting interaction between persons over the internet

adverb:

• at the mercy of (e.g. wind, waves); (act) as one is told (by) - in form 〜のまにまに ➜ ままに

noun:

• waiting (e.g. at the stage door) for performers or celebrities to arrive - slang ➜ 出待ち

noun:

• Alopiidae; family with three species of thresher sharks all within the genus Alopias

noun:

• Tomini surgeonfish (Ctenochaetus tominiensis, species of bristletooth tang from the Western Central Pacific)

noun:

• Panthera (genus of the cat family Felidae containing tigers, lions, jaguars, and leopards)

noun:

• King's goanna (Varanus kingorum, species of small carnivorous monitor lizard native to the Australia)

interjection:

• stone the crows; blow me down; oops; uh oh; expression of annoyed surprise or shock

noun:

• long, thin, roofless small boat (used as a river taxi during the Edo period)

noun:

• to stamp on the ground rhythmically while singing ➜ 鼓腹撃壌
• ancient Chinese game of wooden clog throwing

noun:

• outset; beginning; starting (things) ➜ 手始め
• resuming work after the New Year's vacation ➜ 仕事始め

noun / ~する noun:

• preparing a rice field for planting by flooding it and tilling the soil

noun:

• moon, snow and flowers; beauty of the four seasons (from a poem by Bai Juyi) ➜ 雪月花

noun:

• traditional Japanese paper made from the fibre of plant species Diplomorpha sikokiana (high quality, glossy) ➜ 雁皮紙

noun:

• sitting between the host and guest of honour at a drinking party (honor); companion

noun:

• fine monk's robes worn by members of the imperial household, nobility, councilors (councillors), etc.

noun:

• jewellery worn at the neck or collar of Western clothing (brooch, necklace, choker, etc.)
• necktie ➜ ネクタイ

expression:

• talking so fast that even a four-horse coach cannot catch up to the words