noun:

• small toy bow that can be shot while sitting, popular in the Edo period

noun:

• bubbles in boiling water

noun:

• drug included in the Japanese Pharmacopoeia

noun:

• early Edo-period book written entirely in kana or in a mixture of kana and kanji (primarily intended for women and children) - four character idiom

noun:

• fried mochi covered in soy sauce and wrapped in nori - Food term ➜ 磯辺【いそべ】

noun:

• mochi soaked in water (to protect against mold); rice cakes preserved in water

noun:

• prostitution services in hotels - abbreviation - From English "hotel health" ➜ ホテルヘルス

noun:

• collection of short Heian period tales in the form of poems

noun:

• geisha living in the establishment

noun:

• distance in a straight line

noun / adjectival noun:

• being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed - abbreviation ➜ 乱離骨灰

noun / ~する noun:

• engage in ascetic practices with dauntless spirit - four character idiom

expression:

• curtly, in a displeased manner

noun:

• bitter orange juice, used in cooking as a vinegar - Food term ➜ ポン酢・ポンス・橙【だいだい】

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• reduction in friction; lubrication

noun:

• an ideal topography for the four Taoist gods, with a river in the east, a broad avenue in the west, a basin in the south, and a hill in the north - four character idiom

expression:

• in that way; like that; that way

noun:

• patient in a serious condition; serious case

noun:

• conjugation (inflection, declension) of ichidan verbs ending in "iru" - abbreviation ➜ 上一段活用

noun:

• member country of the executive committee in an international organization (organisation)

noun:

• head monk in charge of the administrative section of a zendo (Zen) - Buddhism term ➜ 禅堂

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop ➜ 高ずる

noun / ~する noun:

• in-house production

noun:

• bad deed which ultimately results in the creation of a good Buddhist - Buddhism term
• older person conducting a funeral service for a younger relative, in particular, a parent for a child

expression:

• turning to God only in one's trouble - idiom