noun:

• naturally flooded salt farm below the high-tide mark ➜ 揚げ浜

noun:

• wraparound retaining straps worn with the old ski cable bindings - From German

noun / ~する noun:

• relieving oneself; going to the toilet
• finishing one's business ➜ 用弁

noun:

• luck, steadfastness and patience (the three keys to achieving success)

noun:

• work using the hands; handwork ［手業］
• hand throwing technique (judo) - usu. 手技 - Martial Arts term

adverbial noun:

• now; at this time
• the other day; recently; lately

noun / ~する noun:

• forwarding documents regarding an additional charge to the public prosecutor

noun:

• the Blue House (South Korea's presidential palace)

noun:

• rice cakes made after the customer has paid for them

noun / ~する noun:

• signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking

noun:

• place where the sacred palanquin is lodged during a festival ➜ 御旅所

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to let cooked rice steam after turning off the heat

noun:

• Magadaava (where Buddha delivered his first sermon); The Deer Park

noun:

• young people who sit on the ground or sidewalk (footpath)

noun:

• lacking the words to say what one means

noun:

• on the air lamp

noun:

• store holding a special commendation (e.g. from the mayor)

adverb:

• root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all

expression / noun:

• playoff for the tournament win with three wrestlers participating - Sumo term

noun:

• rule prohibiting match-ups between wrestlers from the same family - Sumo term

noun:

• rule prohibiting match-ups between wrestlers from the same family - Sumo term

noun:

• rule prohibiting match-ups between wrestlers from the same stable - Sumo term

noun:

• late Edo-period pejorative for the Dutch; red-haired barbarian [literal]

expression:

• beauty and fortune seldom go together; the beautiful die young - four character idiom

noun:

• addiction to the printed word; reading addict; book (print) junkie - four character idiom