noun:

• painting made with gold or silver paint (usu. on a dark background)

noun:

• men's hairstyle with small sideburns and a wide forehead (Edo period)

noun:

• location thought to be flowing with mystical energy - From English "power spot" ➜ エネルギースポット

noun:

• location thought to be flowing with mystical energy - From English "energy spot" ➜ パワースポット

noun:

• type of sushi with vinegared fish and rice lightly pressed overnight

noun:

• New Year's decoration of willow, etc. branches with colored rice balls ➜ 餅【もち】・繭玉

noun:

• Ma Gu; legendary Taoist immortal with long talon-like fingernails
• backscratcher ➜ 孫の手

noun:

• theatre staff who deals with the audience (e.g. ticket-taker, usher) ➜ 裏方

expression / noun:

• misty mountain with blossoming buds and flowers as it appears in spring

noun:

• going elsewhere
• travelling afar with one's client (of a geisha, etc.)

noun:

• comprehensive list of famous places in Kyoto accompanied with pictures and text

noun:

• small shot bar with an all-female staff - From English "girl's bar" ➜ ショットバー

noun:

• liquid seasoning made from leaf vegetables mixed with sake, mirin, sugar, etc. - Food term

noun:

• betting ticket with a payout of at least 100 times (horse racing) ➜ 馬券【ばけん】

noun:

• fooling around with objects (type of improvised comedy act)

adjectival noun:

• temporary (of medical care); pallative; dealing only with the symptoms; symptomatic - Medicine term
• superficial

adverb:

• piercingly (as though cutting with a sharp sword) - onomatopoeia ➜ ぐさりと
• hard-hitting (e.g. criticism) - onomatopoeia

noun:

• grass mixed with mud to construct walls - archaism
• Hedera rhombea (species of ivy) - archaism ➜ 木蔦

noun:

• minivan; people-mover; 6-8 seat automobile with sliding door or doors - colloquialism - abbreviation ➜ ワンボックス

noun:

• baked pastry topped with a mix of custard and merengue - Food term - From French "chiboust"

noun:

• song with lyrics about resentment and a sorrowful tune
• resentful complaint

adverb / expression:

• with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask

expression:

• when dealing with urgent business, make use of whoever is handy - proverb

noun:

• It girl; personable young woman with sex appeal

noun:

• thinly-sliced salmon head cartilage and daikon seasoned with vinegar - Food term ➜ 氷頭・膾【なます】