noun / adjectival noun:

• freely; right and left; active without any restraint; with unrestricted energy in all directions - four character idiom

noun:

• Kyoto-style chopped vegetables pickled in salt with red shiso leaves - Food term

noun:

• court lady with her own private chamber or office - archaism
• low-class prostitute (Edo period)

noun:

• small high-pitched Japanese drum or taiko with its head pulled taut by ropes ➜ 太鼓

noun:

• combined race (skiing event with cross country and ski jumping)

noun:

• cards with words or phrases written on them, used in Japanese karuta games ➜ 取り札

noun:

• (Chinese-style) almond jelly; dessert of powdered and jellied apricot kernels with fruit

noun:

• wooden plane with a convex base curved in the cutting direction

noun:

• type of soft Japanese confectionery made with rice flour (somewhat similar to Turkish delight)

noun:

• type of soft Japanese confectionery made with rice flour (somewhat similar to Turkish delight) - orig. written as 牛皮 ➜ 求肥飴

godan ~く verb:

• to compete with each other (e.g. out of pride, obstinacy, etc.)

noun:

• extremely high-grade Japanese meal served all at once (on a table with legs)

noun:

• dish of fish (meat, etc.), tofu, vegetables boiled together and served with ponzu dipping sauce ➜ ちり鍋

noun:

• war started or ended with the push of a single 'launch' button - obscure term - From English "button war"

noun:

• place for ritual cleansing of hands and mouth with water when visiting shrines

noun:

• dazaifu (under the ritsuryo system, governmental office with jurisdiction over Kyushu, Iki and Tsushima) ➜ 律令制

noun:

• half lotus position (meditation posture); sitting with one foot placed on the opposite thigh - abbreviation ➜ 半跏趺坐

noun:

• examinatinon with MRI, MRA, etc. to check for aneurysms and other problems - from "brain dry-dock" ➜ 人間ドック

noun:

• style of recitative dance popular during the Muromachi period (often with a military theme)

noun:

• archer's glove (with a groove for pulling the string)

~と adverb:

• with a snap; (break) cleanly - onomatopoeia ➜ びしっと
• (reject) sternly; flatly
• smartly (e.g. of dressing up well).

noun:

• knit top with a loose turtleneck or cowl neck design - From English "off turtle"

noun:

• type of conical hat adorned with flowers (used in Japanese traditional performing arts); hanagasa

expression:

• the poetic feeling of a late spring scene (with flowers scattering and birds chirping) - obscure term - four character idiom

noun:

• hot sake with grilled fish fins (esp. fugu or sea bream)