noun:

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

noun:

• bumpy texture of a material (esp. woven fabric) ➜ 烏帽子
• creases in an eboshi hat

noun:

• secondary substantive (inflectable word or phrase that acts as an uninflectable within a sentence) - Linguistics term

noun:

• crime whose goal requires a large number of people acting together (e.g. insurrection)

noun:

• Little's disease (i.e. spastic diplegia, a form of cerebral palsy)

noun:

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

noun:

• hu (ancient Chinese vessel shaped like a vase, usually used to store alcohol)

noun:

• indirect kiss (e.g. drinking from a cup someone has just used)

noun:

• creeper (plant that grows along the ground, etc. similar to a vine)

counter:

• counter for years (following a number in the hito-futa-mi counting system) - archaism

noun:

• loss of a match that is 'called' part way into the game

noun:

• (in China) 8th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. A) ➜ 黄鐘【おうしき】・十二律
• sixth lunar month

noun:

• eight-legged table (used as a stand for religious offerings, etc.) - archaism

noun / ~する noun:

• buying a large amount (esp. of collectible items aimed at kids, such as manga) - colloquialism

noun:

• buddha-body within a practitioner (esoteric Buddhism) - Buddhism term
• altruistic manifested form of Mahavairocana (New Shingon) ➜ 本地身

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)

noun:

• waza-ari (in judo, a half-point awarded for good but incomplete execution) - Martial Arts term

~と adverb:

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

noun:

• lighted lamp (or candle, etc.) provided as a religious offering

noun:

• erection of a pillar by sinking it directly into the ground

noun:

• empathetically putting oneself in the place of a handicapped person - From English "cap handy"

noun:

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

noun:

• marriage-oriented society (in which most people are married, usu. at a young age)

noun:

• boiled red prawn, shrimp, lobster, etc. (sometimes used as a New Year decoration) ➜ 海老