noun:

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

noun:

• April Theses; series of directives issued by Lenin after his return from exile

noun:

• threadfin scat (Rhinoprenes pentanemus, species of Western Pacific spadefish found from Papua New Guinea to northern Australia)

noun:

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

noun:

• Oriental butterflyfish (Chaetodon auripes, species found mostly from Japan to Taiwan)

noun:

• evacuation of school children (from major cities to more rural areas, esp. during late World War II)

noun:

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

noun:

• woman peddler in Kyoto from Ohara (typically with a bundle of sticks, etc. on her head)

noun:

• mochi received from one's parents after giving birth (trad. eaten in miso soup to improve lactation)

noun:

• PET bottle syndrome; insulin deficiency allegedly caused by high consumption of drinks from plastic bottles

noun:

• long mai (feng shui); longmai; the air or energy flowing down from an undulating mountain range ➜ 龍穴

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to topple over and lean at a precarious angle; to fall onto something and lean against it
• to be on the point of collapse; to be about to fall; to begin to fall

noun:

• give-and-take; give and take

noun:

• two swords
• being skilled in two fields; (an) expert in two fields - abbreviation ➜ 両刀使い【りょうとうづかい】
• liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes alcohol and sweets equally well - abbreviation ➜ 両刀使い【りょうとうづかい】
• bisexual (person) - abbreviation ➜ 両刀使い【りょうとうづかい】

particle:

• such things as ...; and ... and - used for non-exhaustive lists related to a specific time and place
• the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as - after the dictionary form of a verb ➜ や否や

unclassified:

• be; is - plain copula - Kansai dialect ➜ だ

interjection:

• o; oh - punctuational exclamation in haiku, renga, etc.
• huh; what - interjection expressing surprise
• hi - male language
• yes; what? - archaism

particle:

• yes?; no?; is it?; isn't it? - indicates a question - archaism

noun / ~する noun:

• restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; return; replevin; improvement ［回復・恢復］
• recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence - esp. 快復

noun:

• dry lacquer statue; statue made from many layers of hemp cloth soaked with laquer

noun:

• novel from the late Edo period focused on the love stories of ordinary townsfolk

noun:

• (in Japanese history) crude warrior from the eastern parts of the country; wild man

noun:

• grain thief; tool for extracting rice from a bag for sampling

noun:

• words you can't say on TV or radio; taboo words banned from broadcasts

noun:

• deep double underarm grip which prevents the opponent from grabbing the belt - Sumo term

expression / ichidan verb:

• to do something with painful reluctance; to have one's hair pulled from behind [literal] - idiom

noun:

• shift away from rice consumption; consumers losing interest in eating rice

noun:

• mounted bandit (esp. historically in NE China from the end of the Qing dynasty)