noun:

• declaring that one is one tile away from winning on one's first discard and before any tiles have been called or kongs declared - Mahjong term ➜ 立直【リーチ】

noun:

• erotic or pornographic book (Edo period)

noun:

• seen in the dark or at a distance; (a woman) looking prettier when seen in the dark or at a distance - four character idiom

expression:

• rain or shine

expression / ichidan verb:

• to sing (chant, speak) with a melody or rhythm; to set to music (verse, lyrics, etc.)

noun:

• decorative paper with colourful patterns or figures (colorful)

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to be folded under or inside

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to suffer a blast or indirect blow; to be subject to the surplus force of an impetus

noun:

• animal or carnal desires; lust

noun:

• children's game in which three or more stand back-to-back in a circle and jostle ➜ 押し競べ【おしくらべ】

noun:

• priest's name or posthumous Buddhist name

noun:

• monthly shift or duty

noun:

• hardware store or dealer

noun:

• seasoning of grated daikon with soy and vinegar, usually for fish or vegetables - Food term

noun:

• mix of peanuts and spicy baked or fried mochi chips in the shape of kaki (Japanese persimmon) seeds - abbreviation ➜ 柿の種【かきのたね】・ピーナッツ・ピー柿

noun:

• having a lid or cover; container having a lid

noun:

• precision instrument or machine

noun / ~する noun:

• delivery to the wrong house or person (email, postal items, etc.); false notification; mistaken notification; notifying somebody incorrectly

noun / adjectival noun:

• varying the tempo or speed (of something) at will - four character idiom

noun:

• regret or reluctance to part; parting regrets

noun:

• farmland given to nobles of the fifth rank or above (ritsuryo system)

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to stand upright with arms and/or legs spread
• to dodge

noun:

• severing of connections or relations

adjectival noun / noun:

• many troubles or sadnesses or vexations or grudges

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• existing of or by itself; self-existence