noun:

• mischief-maker; trickster; prankster
• lascivious person (esp. a loose woman) - archaism
• useless fellow - archaism
• mouse; rat - archaism ➜ 鼠

noun:

• rain chain (hanging from a gutter and functioning as downspout, often made of ornamental cups)

noun:

• hinged bamboo water cup or trough, which makes a percussive sound periodically as it tips over

noun:

• shed; shelter; terminal (e.g. cargo, airport, etc.); temporary covering of a building being built

noun:

• imperturbability; steadfastness
• cool head in an emergency; keeping one's calm (e.g. during a fight) - Martial Arts term

prefix:

• one (of a pair)
• incomplete; imperfect; fragmentary
• few; little
• off-centre; remote
• side; problem; question; matters ➜ 片が付く

noun / ~する noun:

• counselling (often of imprisoned criminals by a chaplain, etc.); giving guidance ［教誨・教戒］
• admonishment; scolding; exhortation ［教戒・教誡］

noun:

• lines of the palm; aptitude; handwriting; apt move (in a go or shogi game); standard method

noun:

• makizushi; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling - Food term

noun:

• snow, moon, and flowers; beauty of the four seasons (from a poem by Bai Juyi) ➜ 月雪花【つきゆきはな】

noun:

• thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan; sukiyaki ➜ すきやき

noun:

• part of a building where water is circulated (kitchen, bathroom, etc.); wet area

adverb:

• cock-a-doodle-doo (sound made by cockerels, roosters) - onomatopoeia

noun:

• cockerel; rooster (childish term) - slang

noun:

• sheep in a tiger's skin; gimcrack; showy without real worth; all show and no substance - four character idiom

noun:

• harassment, e.g. in the workplace, from a position of power; bullying - From English "power harassment"

noun:

• corn dog (frankfurter on a stick dipped in batter and deep-fried) - From English "American dog"

noun:

• precious orb
• Cintamani stone; wish-fulfilling jewel - abbreviation - Buddhism term ➜ 宝珠の玉
• hōju; uppermost spherical part of a pagoda finial

noun / expression:

• iroha order; traditional ordering of Japanese syllabaries (based on a Buddhist poem) ➜ 五十音順

adverb:

• with a snap; (break) cleanly - onomatopoeia
• (reject) sternly; flatly
• smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)

noun:

• Newtonian telescope (having a secondary mirror at 45 degrees, reflecting light into the eyepiece)

expression:

• caged bird
• person whose freedom has been restricted (esp. a prostitute, mistress, concubine, etc.)

expression:

• expression of humility said by the person who provided a meal after it is eaten - humble language ➜ お粗末

noun:

• huqin (any Chinese string instrument played with a bow)
• biwa (4 or 5-stringed Oriental lute) - archaism ➜ 琵琶

noun:

• fulcrum peg (fitted into the cavity in an oar as part of a traditional oarlock) ➜ 入れ子

noun:

• fulcrum peg (fitted into the cavity in an oar as part of a traditional oarlock) - obscure term ➜ 櫓杭