noun:

• udon noodles in broth (no trimmings) ➜ 素うどん

noun:

• reduction in area of rice under cultivation

noun:

• ozeki-ranked wrester in danger of losing his rank - Sumo term

noun:

• standard length of material used in a kimono

noun:

• order in which songs, etc. are played

noun:

• person born in Hawaii; resident of Hawaii - From English "loco, local"

expression / adverb:

• in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period

noun:

• curry in a pouch; retort-pouch curry ➜ レトルト

noun:

• hiding in the leaves

noun / ~する noun:

• quitting one's job as a government official to return to live quietly in one's own native region

noun:

• Edo period office in charge of compiling the koyomi, astronomical measurements, surveying, translating Western books, etc. - archaism

noun:

• var. of puppet popular in the Edo period

expression / ichidan verb:

• to place someone in a position

noun:

• woman who works in the sex industry

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

• to be in full bloom

noun:

• lonely in bed

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to fit in

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to sleep in an awkward position and wake with a crick in one's neck

noun:

• residence of a government official in the Ryukyu Kingdom - archaism

expression / adverb:

• in no way ➜ 二進も三進も行かない【にっちもさっちもいかない】

noun:

• test for a position in a company; company entrance test

noun:

• ridged cracks that form in the ice on Lake Suwa

expression / ichidan verb:

• to preserve in salt

noun:

• initial playing of an instrument in the New Year

expression:

• (to pay off) in full