noun:

• down-bow (technique used when playing a string instrument)

noun:

• prostitute in a brothel disguised as an archery range - archaism ➜ 矢場【やば】

noun:

• center of a flower (centre); pistils and stamens ➜ 花蕊

noun:

• chicken cooked in a shallow pan with vegetables

expression:

• a good workman does not blame his tools - proverb

noun:

• paper sliding door for the cupboard of a tokonoma ➜ 袋棚

noun:

• type of jōruri (dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen) ➜ 浄瑠璃

noun:

• main southern gate (of a temple, castle town, etc.)

noun:

• buying the services of a prostitute; whoring ➜ 傾城買い

noun:

• copying from a model without looking at it (calligraphy) ➜ 臨書

noun:

• advertising poster in a station

noun:

• conclusion; summing up (of a thesis or presentation) - obscure term

noun:

• sutra recitation at the bedside of a deceased person

noun:

• on top of a tall building; balcony; upper floor ➜ 楼閣

noun / ~の noun:

• exemption (e.g. from application of a law); exclusion

noun:

• catgirl; character who looks, acts, etc. like a cat

noun:

• fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine) ➜ 御神籤【おみくじ】

noun:

• execution (on the command of a feudal lord) - archaism

noun:

• going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting

noun:

• administrator of a manor ➜ 荘司
• village headman (Edo period) ➜ 庄屋

noun:

• toy bow archery range (sometimes front for a brothel) - archaism ➜ 楊弓場

noun:

• trade below the public offering price during a float

noun:

• -te form (e.g. of a verb) - Linguistics term

noun:

• medieval armour lacking a solid breastplate and sleeves

noun:

• minor fluctuations (e.g. in a market); small movements