noun:

• medicine man; witch doctor (doctor specialized in treating illnesses caused by magic)

noun:

• essence; true nature; substance; reality - archaism

adverb:

• originally; naturally; by nature; from the start - archaism

noun:

• restrictions on the use of colors by ranks of Heian era courtiers - archaism ➜ 許し色・黄丹

noun:

• Rikuentai; anti-shogunate army formed in Kyoto in 1867 by Nakaoka Shintaro

noun:

• unpopular man; man who isn't well-liked by women - slang ➜ 喪女【もじょ】

noun:

• forced labor imposed by the government (e.g. under the ritsuryo system)

noun:

• reverse rape; sexual assault by a female of a male

expression / noun:

• chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance

expression:

• being besieged by suitors; to be popular; eight suitors for one daughter [literal] - idiom

noun:

• servant; valet; footman
• someone who works in close quarters with the emperor or imperial family - archaism
• low-ranking official who works for the imperial family or nobility (under the Rituryo system) - archaism
• ox-tender for oxcarts; horse boy - archaism
• honorary junior official of the Imperial Household Department's Board of Ceremonies involved in miscellaneous duties related to ceremonies ➜ 宮内省

adverb:

• at last; at length - onomatopoeia
• barely; narrowly; just; by the skin of one's teeth - onomatopoeia

adverb / ~と adverb:

• here and there; little by little; sporadically; scattered in drops

noun:

• dots; spots

adverb:

• from the bottom of one's heart; heart and soul; by nature

noun:

• note left by dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; will; testament
• posthumous work

noun / ~する noun:

• original text with its translation printed side by side or on opposite page

noun / ~する noun:

• shoulder massage (performed by tapotement)
• tap on the shoulder (request to resign)

noun:

• (being separated only by a) narrow strip of water; narrow strait (channel, river) - four character idiom

noun:

• beauty spot; place with beautiful scenery ［奇勝］
• unexpected victory; victory by uncommon stratagem

noun / ~する noun:

• team-translation (e.g. carried out by more than one person); joint translation

noun:

• national holiday (by law, any weekday that falls between two other national holidays)

noun:

• twelve-layered ceremonial kimono (worn by a court lady)
• ajuga (Ajuga nipponensis); bugle

noun:

• recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil)
• presentation (e.g. product launch)

noun:

• stockpile rice (kept by the government to use as emergency provisions); reserved rice

noun:

• atrium; well (in building); vault ➜ 階段の吹き抜け

noun / noun or verb acting prenominally:

• blow-by; blow-bye; blowout

~の noun:

• drafty; draughty

noun:

• good match; suitable candidate (for marriage)
• good opportunity to be saved by Buddha - Buddhism term