noun:

• tachibana tree west of the southern stairs of the Hall for State Ceremonies (in Heian Palace) ➜ 紫宸殿・左近の桜

noun:

• cherry tree east of the southern stairs of the Hall for State Ceremonies (in Heian Palace) ➜ 右近の橘・紫宸殿

noun:

• idol (esp. in the philosophy of Francis Bacon: idols of the tribe, cave, market, and theater) - From Latin "idola"

noun:

• poems collected at the behest of the Emperor (from 905 to 1439); Imperial collection of poetry

noun / ~の noun:

• place near the mountains ➜ 海手

noun:

• hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama) ➜ 山の手

noun:

• body double (orig. of a military leader)
• wire puller; someone behind the scenes

noun:

• style of clothing popular in the late 1970s and resembling a Catholic school uniform - abbreviation - From English "Yokohama traditional"

noun:

• chart used to keep track of a wrestler's records during the tournament - Sumo term

noun:

• (a house) looking deserted with few visitors; sparrow net in front of the gate [literal] - four character idiom

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• spine-chilling (hair-raising) (like the wailing and weeping of a restless ghost) - archaism - four character idiom

noun:

• war started or ended with the push of a single 'launch' button - obscure term - From English "button war"

noun:

• loss of a match that is 'called' part way into the game

noun:

• (in China) 8th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. A) ➜ 黄鐘【おうしき】・十二律
• sixth lunar month

noun:

• style of recitative dance popular during the Muromachi period (often with a military theme)

noun:

• erection of a pillar by sinking it directly into the ground

noun:

• empathetically putting oneself in the place of a handicapped person - From English "cap handy"

expression:

• the poetic feeling of a late spring scene (with flowers scattering and birds chirping) - obscure term - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• tiger's howling
• "being out and active in the world (of a hero, etc.)" [figurative]

noun:

• blessing of man; winning with a discard in the first turn - Mahjong term - From Chinese

noun:

• blessing of earth; winning with a self-drawn tile in the first turn - Mahjong term - From Chinese

noun:

• 17C male hairstyle (shaved forehead, chignon, sideburns thinned to the size of a thread)

noun:

• woven mat tied around a plant to prevent damage from the weight of snow

noun:

• category of noh plays who depict a tengu as the leading character; goblin piece ➜ 能・天狗

noun:

• mark on a stage, movie set, etc. showing the position of people or props ➜ バミる

noun:

• viewing all things as undifferentiated and equal; non-discriminative thought
• contemplation of the equality of all things from the standpoint of emptiness - Buddhism term