noun:

• format (esp. of publication, e.g. A5, B4, etc.) ［判型］
• size of a sheet of paper used for ukiyoe

noun:

• futon (quilted Japanese-style mattress laid out on the floor)
• round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

noun:

• agency for employing servants and arranging marriages (Edo period); mediator; go-between ➜ 口入れ屋
• flattery; flatterer
• Keian era (1648.2.15-1652.9.18) ［慶安］

expression:

• avoiding unnecessary talk can prevent disaster falling on one; there is safety in silence; the pheasant would not be shot but for its cries [literal] - proverb

noun:

• kiss and cry; area in an ice rink where figure skaters wait for their marks to be announced - Sports term

noun / ~の noun:

• grandfather
• old man ［おおじ］ ➜ 爺
• kyogen mask used for the role of an old man ［おおじ］

noun:

• collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning
• selection (for a position); patronage

~の noun:

• fresh; freshly picked; freshly caught

~の noun:

• freshly cut
• freshly tailored

noun:

• tree cut to specified length, especially for corners of a kemari court ➜ 蹴鞠【けまり】

noun:

• scheme in which a man and woman trick another man into a compromising situation for blackmail; badger game

noun:

• funori; glue plant; marine alga of the genus Gloiopeltis
• funori; glue used as sizing for textiles

noun:

• official injury exemption system; system for exempting players injured in an official match from pay reduction or demotion - Sports term

noun:

• disk-shaped pad for pressing paper when making a print from a wood block; rubbing pad; baren

expression:

• I am not going to fall for that trick; that trick won't work on me ➜ その手【そのて】

noun:

• conjugation (inflection, declension) of nidan verbs (resulting in a stem of either "i" or "u" for every conjugation)

noun:

• conjugation (inflection, declension) of nidan verbs (resulting in a stem of either "e" or "u" for every conjugation)

noun:

• system for showing appreciation to the author of a web-site; virtual applause; web-applause [literal] - sometimes abbr. to 拍手

noun:

• net for caught fish
• net-like tassel of Buddhist prayer beads
• Vespula flaviceps (species of yellowjacket) ［すがり］ - Tōhoku dialect ➜ 黒雀蜂
• ant ［すがり］ - Kyūshū dialect ➜ 蟻

adverb / ~と adverb:

• easily ［すかり］ - onomatopoeia

noun:

• stories (esp. war stories) or lectures told by someone near a road or temple while begging for money

noun:

• stories (esp. war stories) or lectures told by someone near a road or temple while begging for money - obscure term ➜ 辻講釈

expression:

• hindsight is 20-20 (even for a fool); an afterwit is everybody's wit - proverb

noun:

• bath; bathtub ➜ お風呂
• bathroom; bathhouse
• room for drying lacquerware
• base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)

noun:

• drawer
• withdrawal (of money from an account) - not 抽斗,抽匣
• variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu - not 抽斗,抽匣

noun:

• field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; vegetable plot; kitchen garden; plantation

noun / suffix:

• field (of specialization); sphere; area ［はたけ］ - ばたけ when suf
• womb; birth; birthplace ［はたけ］ - colloquialism

noun:

• material (for a story, article, etc.); information; news item - from たね, kana reversed ➜ 種【たね】
• joke; jest; pretending; made-up story
• proof; evidence
• (magician's) trick; secret
• ingredients

noun / ~する noun:

• judgement; judgment; discernment; discrimination; having an eye for
• appraisal (e.g. of an antique); evaluation; assessment

noun:

• forensics; (criminal) identification; crime lab