noun:

• pharmacognosy; the study of medicinal drugs derived from plants or other natural sources

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up

noun:

• character class; set of related or similar characters

noun:

• main fermenting mash (in production of sake or soy sauce); unrefined sake or soy sauce

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• unrefined (sake, soy sauce, etc.); rough

expression:

• contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...

adverb:

• this and that; one thing or another ➜ どうのこうの

noun:

• subject (of a portrait or bust); a person posing for a portrait or bust - obscure term
• (historically) patron; someone who commissions a Buddhist temple or work of art

noun:

• oshizushi; sushi rice and other ingredients pressed in box or mould (mold) - Food term ➜ 押し鮨【おしずし】

noun:

• unimportant piece of news; news unrelated to major events or pressing social conditions - colloquialism

noun / ~する noun:

• no longer being fond of someone; spiteful words or acts showing that one is disgusted with someone

noun:

• shunga; erotic or pornographic woodblock prints

noun:

• kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat - polite language - female language ➜ 炬燵【こたつ】

noun:

• bamboo dealer; person selling bamboo or articles made of bamboo
• house made of bamboo

noun:

• cat tongue; thin cookie or chocolate shaped like a tongue - Food term - From French "langue de chat"

noun:

• alvar; biological environment based on a limestone plain with thin or no soil

noun:

• display stand; exhibition table

noun:

• release from office; military service, or prison

noun:

• bribe; money under the table

expression:

• we have piped unto you and ye have not danced; people ignoring one's invitation or effort to do something together - from Matthew 11:17 - idiom

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to become used to the (ways of the) world; to become worldly or sophisticated

adverb:

• this and that; one thing or another

noun:

• amateur work (in art); work done in carefree mood without regard to time or expenses - four character idiom

ichidan verb:

• to crop; to shear; to cut or trim something evenly; to make all the same length - obscure term

noun:

• Shunkei lacquerware; lacquerware created using transparent lacquer on yellow- or red-stained wood, allowing the natural wood grain to be seen

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else ➜ 見違える【みちがえる】