noun:

• long segment of a noh play forming its musical highlight

prefix noun:

• wrong; improper; indecent ➜ 曲者

expression / adjectival noun:

• clear-cut and straightforward - idiom
• (of a person) forward-thinking; honest; upright; frank - idiom

noun:

• dish of seasoned chicken with rice, pickles, etc. (from Kagoshima and Okinawa)

noun:

• gown technique (i.e. use of gowns in sterile environments)

noun:

• Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora; CITES

noun:

• supplementation, causing bowel movements, heating, and cooling (four main treatments of traditional Chinese medicine) - obscure term

noun:

• top-quality sake brewed from rice grains milled to 50% of weight or less ➜ 精米歩合【せいまいぶあい】

noun:

• Out-of-Africa theory (positing a recent African origin for modern humans)

noun:

• hinona (Japanese variety of long-rooted pickling turnip, Brassica rapa var. akana)

noun:

• collecting series of stamps at railway stations, tourist spots, etc. - From English "stamp rally"

noun:

• southern Japanese hemlock (species of conifer native to Japan, Tsuga sieboldii)

noun:

• ice cream with milk-solids content of 3% or greater - From English "lacto ice"

noun:

• pair (as part of a winning hand, together with four melds); eyes - Mahjong term - From Chinese ➜ 対子

noun:

• pointing towards somebody or something with one's chopsticks (a breach of etiquette)

noun:

• detailed written report; formal account (of steps taken in response to an incident, etc.)

noun:

• grilled slices of lotus root, eggplant, etc. with a filling (usu. minced meat) - Food term

noun:

• Pan (Greek god) ［パーン］

~と adverb:

• bang; boom; crack; sound of something exploding, bursting or cracking - onomatopoeia

noun:

• seasoning of grated daikon with soy and vinegar, usu. for fish or vegetables - Food term ➜ おろし和え【おろしあえ】

noun:

• denied freedom (of how to live one's life); living like a caged bird [literal] - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• imitation of a professional singer, musician, dancer, etc. usu. by an amateur - slang - abbreviation ➜ 完全コピー

noun:

• rat guard; disk of wood on storehouse pillars, ropes, etc.

counter:

• double; unit used in calculation of a hand's score - Mahjong term

noun:

• popularly accepted "on" reading of a kanji (as opposed to those derived from Chinese) ➜ 慣用音

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to open up a path; to clear a path
• to open up doors; to pave the way

adjectival noun:

• clear

noun / ~する noun:

• clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.) - Sports term
• overcoming; getting through; getting past; completing; solving; settling; meeting (e.g. a standard)
• clearing (the ball) - in soccer - Sports term
• clearing (e.g. a checked box) - IT term