noun:

• style of watch with a rectangular face
• ornamental box
• fishing lure
• (largish) cap

noun:

• Turkish bath
• soapland (brothel where one can bathe with the prostitutes) - sensitive ➜ ソープランド

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• polar ［ポーラー・ポーラ］

noun:

• poral (type of 'summer' fabric with large 'pores') - obscure term

noun:

• konpeito; small coloured sugar candy covered with tiny bulges - From Portuguese "confeito"

noun:

• entering the priesthood; priest; monk - Buddhism term
• man with a shaven head
• bald-headed monster

noun:

• another's affair; matter of no concern; nothing to do with one

noun:

• Xiongnu; ancient Central Asian nomadic people often associated with the Huns ➜ フン族

noun:

• interference with a public servant in the execution of his or her duties

noun:

• consolation money; compensation for breaking off relations (e.g. with a mistress); settlement

noun / ~する noun:

• becoming unworldly; being free from worldliness; not keeping up with social norms ➜ 世離れる

noun:

• pickled Japanese horseradish; wasabi cut up and mixed with sake lees

noun:

• yellow silk cloth with a dark striped or checkered pattern (from Hachijo island)

noun:

• loose-fitting pants with an elastic or drawcord waist - From English "easy pants"

noun:

• prevalence of arbitrariness; rife with arbitrary decisions (acting on one's own authority) - four character idiom

noun:

• (with) unkempt hair and dirty face; being indifferent to one's personal appearance - four character idiom

expression / adjective:

• easy to get on with; not needing reserve or formality; personable; affable; approachable ➜ 気の置けない

noun:

• hinomaru bento (contains plain white rice with a single red umeboshi on top)

noun:

• shell-matching game popular with court aristocrats during the Heian period
• tribadism - colloquialism - vulgar

~と adverb:

• with a crunching or grinding sound - onomatopoeia
• quickly; promptly; abruptly; simply; efficiently
• crispily; crunchily ➜ さくさく

expression:

• bearing no comparison with; not to be mentioned in the same breath as

expression / godan ~る verb:

• clapping with wooden clappers (to signal the beginning or end of a performance) - obscure term

noun:

• cheese with holes in it (e.g. Swiss, Emmenthal)

noun:

• Wednesday - abbreviation ➜ 水曜日
• shaved ice (served with flavored syrup) ➜ 氷水
• water (fifth of the five elements) ➜ 五行

noun:

• oil deflector; shallow tray with rack for draining food after deep frying

noun:

• crab meat mixed with vegetables and egg yolk, steamed inside its shell