noun:

• divination based on laying out various items before a toddler and predicting his future based the items chosen

noun:

• setting off the night before one normally would have departed, travelling in a different direction, spending the night there, and leaving for one's destination in the morning (done to avoid travelling in an unlucky direction; a common practice during the Heian period) - archaism ➜ 方塞がり・方違へ所

noun:

• ancient inscriptions of Chinese characters on oracle bones and carapaces - four character idiom ➜ 亀甲獣骨文字

adjectival noun:

• honest and homely; simple - archaism

noun:

• fashion style heavy on make-up and elaborate hairstyles, used among Japanese rock bands, musicians, etc.

noun / adjectival noun:

• calm, cool, and collected; level and calm - four character idiom

noun:

• loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce

noun:

• passengers getting on and off (a train)

noun:

• Sunday, Monday and Tuesday

noun:

• dash-and-dot goatfish (Parupeneus barberinus)

noun:

• charming and coy

noun:

• seasonable rains and winds; halcyon weather; halcyon times of peace - four character idiom

noun:

• mythical carp with the head of a lion and the body of a fish (auspicious protectors of well-being)

noun:

• Red and White singing contest; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)

noun / ~する noun:

• love and respect

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• warm and snug; soft and comfortable

noun:

• etiquette and music

noun:

• many mountains and rivers; a great distance to travel - four character idiom

noun:

• cause and effect; karma; retribution; an evil cause producing an evil effect - four character idiom

noun:

• public music and dancing; performance of song and dance entertainment - four character idiom

expression:

• cut and sewn

noun:

• curry and rice (esp. on school menus) - From English "curry stew" ➜ カレーライス

adjectival noun / noun:

• wise and great

noun:

• the laws of nature and humanity - four character idiom

noun:

• special leather belt used in ceremonial court dress, covered in black lacquer and decorated with stones and jewels - obscure term