noun:

• hutong; narrow street or alley, esp. in Beijing - From Chinese

noun:

• kumis; kumiss; koumiss; fermented mare or camel's milk ➜ 馬乳酒【ばにゅうしゅ】

noun:

• padding (clothing or bedding); insulation; cotton wadding; stuffing (furniture)

noun:

• playing with a handicap of one rook or bishop - Shōgi term ➜ 駒落ち【こまおち】

noun:

• chef (Western cuisine)
• cook or waiter on a ship - archaism

noun / ~する noun:

• downgrading; demotion; degradation; lowering of position (or rank, etc.) Antonym: 昇級

noun:

• shooto; martial arts competition leading to knockouts or submission - Sports term - From English "shoot"

expression / noun:

• red hakama (worn by miko or noblewomen at court) ➜ 紅の袴【くれないのはかま】

noun / ~する noun:

• live-action adaptation (of a cartoon or animated movie)

noun:

• lamplighter; town employee who lit oil or gas streetlights

noun:

• one's fame or achievements being passed down eternally - four character idiom

noun:

• pharmacy right outside a doctor's office or hospital

noun:

• doctor to a shogun or daimyo (Edo period)

noun / ~する noun:

• e-mailing or texting someone many times - colloquialism

noun:

• treating cloth before cutting to prevent shrinkage or expansion

expression:

• plan ahead or you will soon have worries [literal] - proverb

noun:

• hitting three or more times in a game (NPB) - Baseball term

noun:

• card
• curd
• match; game; grouping in a competition or tournament

noun:

• appendix; supplement; annex; extra (of a newspaper or magazine)

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• being in the capital (i.e. Tokyo, or formerly Kyoto)

noun:

• presence or absence; attendance (e.g. when taking a rollcall)

noun / ~する noun:

• opening (an envelope or parcel); breaking the seal; unsealed letter

noun:

• stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel; bastion

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• protection; safeguard

noun:

• shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)

noun / ~の noun:

• uncrowned; unawarded (esp. in spite of being shortlisted or nominated)