noun:

• sommelier (sommeliere); waiter or waitress who manages and is an expert on wine - From French

noun:

• central black dot on a go board
• Tengen era (978.11.29-983.4.15)

noun:

• mixture of mayonnaise and canned tuna, used on bread, pasta, etc.

noun:

• food (meat, fish, vegetables, etc.) cooked separately but served together on one dish

noun:

• women's volunteer corps; groups of young female workers organized on Japanese territory during WWII

noun:

• "grain in ear" solar term (approx. June 6, when awns begin to grow on grains) ➜ 二十四節気

expression:

• a curse will rebound on yourself as well; curses, like chickens, come home to roost - proverb

noun:

• tool which is attached to something (e.g. fire extinguisher on a boat); accessory; appliance

noun:

• body set on fire from head to foot (like a daruma doll being ritually incinerated)

noun:

• Edo-period school of Chinese medicine based on post-Jin and Yuan teachings ➜ 古医方

noun:

• chocolate given to a boy on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment

noun:

• kakko; Japanese hourglass drum, played with sticks on both sides, traditionally used in gagaku - Music term

noun / ~する noun:

• impressed (glued) gold or silver foil on traditional Japanese fabric
• type of noh costume

noun:

• to stamp on the ground rhythmically while singing ➜ 鼓腹撃壌
• ancient Chinese game of wooden clog throwing

noun:

• soba and rice cooked together along with meat, vegetables, etc. on a metal plate

noun:

• alvar; biological environment based on a limestone plain with thin or no soil

noun:

• soft-boiled egg marinated in soy and mirin (usu. topping on ramen) - Food term

noun:

• growing older
• aging ceremony (on New Year's Eve or the last night of winter)

noun:

• getting big laughs just from appearing on the stage (or screen, etc.) ➜ 落ち

noun:

• pork cutlet and egg dish (usu. served on top of rice) ➜ カツ

noun:

• online sockpuppet (who acts on behalf of a company or organization); paid troll

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• on the way; en route
• in the middle of; midway

conjunction:

• in addition; furthermore
• above (which); on top of (which)

noun:

• equality (esp. of status, on equal terms); equivalence

adjectival noun / ~の noun:

• equivalent; equal

noun:

• source of electricity; electrical power
• power (button on TV, etc.)