expression:

• mountain in springtime when all of the tree buds open at the same time; laughing mountain [literal] - poetical term

noun:

• series of holidays with one or two workdays in between - four character idiom

noun:

• match held in front of the Emperor - Sumo term

noun / ~の noun:

• being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing - four character idiom

noun:

• style of speaking in which the speaker gives the end of each sentence or phrase a higher intonation - From English "up talk"

noun:

• horse mackerel caught in autumn - obscure term

noun / adjectival noun:

• being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed - four character idiom

noun:

• a tree as seen in winter (esp. a barren deciduous tree)
• evergreen tree

noun:

• in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se

noun / ~する noun:

• jumping along in a squatting position; bunny-hopping

noun:

• Nobel Prize in Economics ➜ ノーベル記念経済学賞【ノーベルきねんけいざいがくしょう】

noun:

• amateur wrestling on a street corner or in an empty field (esp. in autumn) - Sumo term
• wrestling show in a roadside tent - Sumo term

noun / ~する noun:

• being in someone's service for the first time; participating for the first time
• visiting a shrine (or temple) for the first time

expression / adjective:

• not in one's right mind; insane

noun:

• fan in autumn (esp. one that is no longer used); "outdated item that has fallen into disuse" [figurative]; "woman who has lost a man's affection or interest" [figurative] ➜ 秋の扇

noun:

• vinegar, soy sauce and mirin (or sugar) mixed in roughly equal proportions ➜ 合わせ酢

noun:

• person in arrears; (tax) defaulter

noun:

• arraying a number of reference books in order to compose poetry; literary composition crammed with maxims, ancient episodes, legends, etc.
• otters lining a catch of fish on a river bank; (people) making offerings (esp. of fish) - orig. meaning

noun:

• handing over in its present state; selling as-is, without warranty (esp. second-hand goods)

noun:

• add-in - IT term

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to stare in wonder; to be amazed

noun:

• sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top - Food term ➜ ばら寿司【ばらずし】・五目鮨【ごもくずし】

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to be amused or interested in

expression:

• the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it - proverb

noun:

• using one's chopsticks to jump from side dish to side dish without pausing to eat rice in between (a breach of etiquette) ➜ 渡り箸