noun:

• undeveloped woodland near populated area
• settlement pattern of living in upland valleys and cultivating lower slopes

noun:

• sheep in a tiger's skin; gimcrack; showy without real worth; all show and no substance - four character idiom

noun:

• corn dog (frankfurter on a stick dipped in batter and deep-fried) - From English "American dog"

noun:

• Kristallnacht (night of concerted violence against Jews in Germany and Austria from November 9-10, 1938)

noun:

• photographer, usually an amateur, who likes to take pictures of models and presenter ladies in exhibitions - abbreviation ➜ カメラ小僧

noun:

• first half of a tea ceremony (in which the charcoal is set and light food served) ➜ 後座【ござ】

noun:

• petty official responsible for collecting public gossip and presenting it to the king (in ancient China) ➜ 稗史

noun:

• yoko-shiho-gatame (judo hold in which the opponent's shoulders and hips are pinned) - Martial Arts term

noun:

• pasha; honorary title in Ottoman Empire and pre-republican Egypt - From Turkish "paşa"

~と adverb / adverb:

• click; sound of a camera shutter - onomatopoeia ➜ パシャッと

noun:

• Druze; Druse; Islamic sect primarily found in Syria and Lebanon

noun:

• magistrate in charge of finding out and converting hidden Christians (during the Edo period)

noun:

• Buddhist revelation through intuitive discernment; Spiritual awakening cannot be experienced with words and letters; Spiritual enlightenment can be attained only by means of communion of mind with mind (Zen Buddhism) - four character idiom ➜ 不立文字

noun:

• bottle of whiskey (whisky) that a bar customer buys, writes his name on, keeps on a shelf at the bar, and drinks little by little on successive visits - From English "keep bottle"

noun:

• Osaka Conference; meeting held by the leaders of the Meiji Restoration in Osaka to discuss the formation of a representative assembly (January-February, 1875)

noun:

• standard measurement for the distance between pillars in the Kansai area (approx. 197 cm) ➜ 田舎間
• Kyoto-size tatami mat (approx. 190 cm by 95 cm) ➜ 田舎間

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by

auxiliary:

• probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.)
• don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to
• must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't

noun:

• on the bank of; by the side of (e.g. a river, pond) - esp. ほとり
• (in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity; nearby

suffix noun:

• around (Sunday, last year, etc...) ［あたり］
• for instance ［あたり］

noun:

• Onokoro Island (in Japanese mythology, the island formed by drops of water falling from the heavenly jeweled spear); Onogoro Island - archaism ➜ 天の瓊矛
• Japan

noun:

• shabu-shabu; thinly sliced meat boiled quickly with vegetables, and dipped in sauce - from the sound of this dish being prepared - onomatopoeia - Food term

noun:

• nut (as in nut and bolt)
• natural unit of information content; nat

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to remain in the morning sky (i.e. the moon and stars) ➜ 暮れ残る

noun / ~の noun:

• (person of) high rank and office (exalted station); persons in high positions - four character idiom

godan ~む verb:

• to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path

noun:

• dialects of Japanese spoken in Western Tottori prefecture and Eastern Shimane prefecture ➜ 出雲弁