noun:

• San-in region of western Honshu (incl. Tottori, Shimane, northern Yamaguchi and sometimes northern Hyogo and Kyoto prefectures)

noun:

• go; soy beans soaked and mashed to a creamy paste (ingredient of tofu and soy milk) - ご is gikun for 豆汁 and 豆油

expression:

• the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence - proverb ➜ 隣の芝生は青い

noun:

• threefold truth (all things are void; all things are temporary; all things are in the middle state between these two) (in Tendai) - Buddhism term

noun:

• sardine and holly charm; sardine head and holly branch placed next to the front door during setsubun to ward off demons

noun:

• bottom of the sleeve - archaism
• height of the sleeve (of traditional Japanese clothing)
• secret; secret bribe ➜ 袖の下

noun:

• miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.)
• cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.) ➜ 厨子棚
• (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors ➜ 厨子甕

noun:

• rakugan; dry confection of starch (e.g. rice, soy or barley flour) and sugar, mixed and pressed into a pattern - Food term
• geese alighting

expression / ichidan verb:

• to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day

expression / ichidan verb:

• to make a leap into the dark; to take the plunge; to jump in at the deep end; to jump off the stage of the Kiyomizu temple [literal] - idiom

noun:

• iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards

noun:

• vessel for replenishing inkstone water ➜ 水滴【すいてき】
• container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)

noun:

• between meals

noun:

• between equipment

expression:

• the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence - proverb

noun / ~の noun:

• conveying the will of the governing to the governed; top-down (system) - four character idiom

noun:

• "before the spirit of the deceased" (written on the condolence-money envelope)

noun:

• waist (the part of the pants located above the crotch); pant rise

noun / ~の noun:

• bones of the palm (esp. the metacarpals, but sometimes also including the carpals) - obscure term ➜ 中手骨

noun / ~する noun:

• order (esp. to a number of people); command
• ritual of bowing at start and end of school class

noun:

• statue of the birth of Buddha (right hand pointing at the heavens, left hand pointing at the earth) - Buddhism term

pre-noun adjectival:

• that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the ➜ 何の【どの】・此の・其れ・彼の

interjection:

• um...; er...; uh...

noun:

• only
• prostitute attached to the exclusive service of a single member of the Occupation Forces (WW2) ［オンリー］

noun:

• secretary (lowest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryo system) - archaism ➜ 四等官
• shrine official (ranking below a negi) ［しゅてん］ - obsolete term ➜ 禰宜

noun:

• low-class prostitute who was kept in a sort of cage at the front of the establishment (Edo period)