noun:

• a show; blood-stained mucus discharge that happens during pregnancy up to two weeks before delivery ➜ 破水
• signature mark (crest) used by members of the Imperial family to mark their belongings
• a sign (with honorific 'o') ➜ しるし

noun:

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

noun:

• Minister of State for Special Missions; Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy - abbreviation ➜ 内閣府特命担当大臣【ないかくふとくめいたんとうだいじん】

noun:

• opponent in a debate or argument

noun:

• person of mixed parentage; crossbreed; Eurasian; mulatto; hybrid - derogatory term
• hybrid; crossbreed - Biology term

noun:

• hemolytic disease of the newborn (haemolytic); erythroblastosis fetalis

noun:

• crime of omission

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to come to like a lot; to fall in love

noun:

• vacant lot or land

noun:

• tanka appendage to a long poem

noun:

• corner of one's eye

noun / ~の noun:

• alternation of generations - four character idiom

noun:

• placing of concrete; positioning concrete

noun:

• festival in honor of Daikokuten ➜ 大黒天

noun:

• onstage appearance of the jōruri musicians and chanters (in kabuki) ➜ 浄瑠璃

noun:

• 88 temples of Shikoku (holy spots related to Kobo Daishi)

noun:

• "new" sumo (for women) conducted on a mat, wearing leotards instead of a mawashi - Sumo term

noun:

• slips of paper posted on shrine pillars by pilgrims

noun:

• type of bamboo ➜ 四方竹

noun:

• style of penmanship

noun:

• toy from Fukushima prefecture in the shape of a red cow, also used as a talisman against smallpox

noun:

• layers of history

expression / ichidan verb:

• to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)

noun:

• act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross

noun / ~する noun:

• rubdown with a wet towel; cold-water rubbing