expression:

• it is none of one's business; it is not one's place to say (do) something - idiom

noun:

• pillow word (decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature)
• preface; introduction

noun:

• type of ribbon fastening used on wedding gifts, get-well gifts, etc.

expression:

• beggars at Ise Grand Shrine (expression used to deride stingy people from Ise) - slang

particle:

• a sort of thing like; used after a phrase to modify the following noun

noun:

• link to (a site, as used in page ranking that site)

noun:

• country bumpkin - archaism - derogatory term
• John Doe; used to refer to someone whose name is unknown

noun:

• Chinese bamboo; bamboo imported from China (often used to make flutes) - archaism

noun:

• Tempyo period (esp. used as a period of art history, 710-794 CE)

noun:

• Zen stick (used by a Zen priest to strike an inattentive Zazen sitter) ➜ 座禅

expression / noun:

• demonym; name used to refer to the residents of a country, region, etc.

noun:

• Aspergillus kawachii; Aspergillus awamori var. kawachi; white koji mold, used in shochu production

noun:

• Omachi rice; late growing wet-land rice variety, often used in sake production

noun:

• term used in translation; translation equivalent
• word borrowed and translated from another language

noun:

• Japanese war tuba; pre-radar acoustic locator used by the Imperial Japanese Army

noun:

• surname; family name
• hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing) ［せい］ ➜ 姓【かばね】

interjection:

• eh?; what?; oh?
• yes; that's correct ➜ はい

particle:

• strengthens a question, assertion, etc. - at sentence end - archaism ➜ かえ・ぞえ・わえ
• used when calling out to someone - after a noun, etc. - archaism

noun:

• var. of knot often used to tie mizu-hiki
• woman's hairstyle, braided in this fashion

interjection:

• buh-boo (from sound of 'wrong' buzzer in quiz shows, used when somebody says an incorrect answer) - colloquialism Antonym: ピンポン

noun:

• dried giant elephant ear stem from Higo province (eaten or used as a sex aid) ➜ 蓮芋

noun:

• round plaque carrying the image of a Buddha (usually hammered from behind) used in temples and shrines

noun:

• thick malt syrup poured into boiling water and sprinkled with cinnamon (used as a refreshing summer drink) - Food term ➜ 水飴・冷やし飴

noun:

• long roofed passageway (originally having an earthen floor and used as a bridle path) - めんどう is also written with the ateji 面道 ➜ 寝殿造り

noun:

• wooden transport ship used on Lake Biwa ➜ 丸子船
• vessel made from logs, e.g. large dugout canoe

noun:

• standing panel used in Kansai-area rakugo to hide the performer's legs from view; knee-hider [literal]