noun:

• middle day (e.g sumo tournament, run of theatrical performances, etc.)

noun:

• early morning crowing of a rooster
• brown domestic fowl (chicken breed)

noun:

• acreage; land area
• marking off fields in units of tan

noun:

• backhanded compliment; making fun of someone via excessive praise

noun:

• man'yōgana; early Japanese syllabary composed of Chinese characters used phonetically

expression / adverb:

• for amusement; by way of diversion (distraction from grief)

noun:

• germ (of a cereal, e.g. wheat, rice); embryo bud - Botany term

noun:

• lameness; cripple - sensitive ➜ びっこを引く
• mismatched pair (of shoes, etc.) ［跛］

noun:

• sleet (mixture of snow and rain)
• shaved ice topped with honey

noun:

• wild rose; bramble
• briar patch
• obstacle; source of difficulty; thorn - idiom

noun:

• flood of customers; (doing a) roaring business - four character idiom

noun:

• maggot
• worm (as a term of abuse); scum - derogatory term

noun:

• Mactra chinensis (species of trough shell)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.

noun:

• tail and fins
• embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration

noun:

• Edo-period term for a time of day, roughly 6 pm

noun:

• offerings of rope, paper, etc. hung on trees in Shinto shrines

noun:

• traditional style of Japanese architecture with a steep thatched roof

noun:

• emphasis (e.g. placed on a word); stress; tone (of voice)

noun:

• self-aggrandizement under pretense of aiding another (aggrandisement, pretence)

expression / ~の noun:

• polite or diplomatic way of putting things; honeyed words; lip service - four character idiom

noun:

• seeking to improve one's health with a change of climate

noun:

• foods abstained from in hopes of having one's desire granted

noun / ~する noun:

• general review (e.g. of one's lessons); dress rehearsal

noun:

• foreword; preface; introduction ［じょし］
• prefatory modifying statement (of a waka, etc.)