noun:

• wooden doll with Japanese costumes made from cloth with the edges tucked into grooves in the wood; kimekomi doll

noun:

• buckwheat noodles in hot broth

noun:

• being preoccupied with immediate (superficial) differences without realizing that there are no differences in substance; six of one and half a dozen of another - four character idiom

noun:

• cards with words or phrases written on them, used in Japanese karuta games ➜ 取り札

noun:

• hair pulled tightly back in a bun

expression / ichidan verb:

• to make a gesture or say something during a break in conversation, playing of songs, etc.; to interrupt

noun:

• wind in the fields

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to be pulled in (fish); to be landed ➜ つり上がる

noun:

• any of a number of respectful terms written after the addressee's name in a formal letter

ichidan verb:

• to melt in the fire

noun:

• card indicating a pass in the higher Chinese civil service examinations - archaism ➜ 科挙

expression:

• in places

ichidan verb:

• to wait in vain

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to pull in (fish); to land

noun:

• person in the same business; the profession; the trade

noun:

• writing in a formal style (bungo) ➜ 文語体

noun:

• flour dumplings in soup - Food term

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to get in touch with

expression / ichidan ~ずる verb (alt. form of じる verbs):

• to engrave in one's heart; to inscribe on one's liver [literal] - idiom

noun:

• type of yellow carrot grown in Okinawa ➜ 金美人参・人参

adverb:

• in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation

noun:

• (national) road in poor condition - pun on 国道 - slang - humorous term ➜ 国道

noun:

• commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the barbarians; great, unifying leader

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• the whole house (assembly, audience) being in uproar - four character idiom

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• in low spirits; dejected; sad