noun:

• type of dance where the ground is stamped (Heian period) ➜ 歌垣

adjectival noun:

• looking like one is in a good mood

expression:

• if a cat washes its ears, rain is coming - traditional belief - obscure term - proverb

noun:

• doll onto which a child's misfortune is transferred - archaism

noun:

• person who is overly conscious about appearing interesting (esp. online) - colloquialism ➜ 意識が高い

expression:

• bringing pungent vegetables or liquor inside the temple is prohibited - proverb - Buddhism term

noun:

• furigana where kana is associated each character of a compound - From English "mono-ruby"

noun:

• person who is hard to please; grouch; complainer; whiner ➜ 気難し屋

noun / ~の noun:

• around there; near there
• or thereabouts; or so
• such a matter; such a thing

adverb / noun:

• one-by-one; separately
• every single; each and every; without omission; fully; in detail

expression / adverb:

• at some time, without being noticed; before one knew; before one realised

noun:

• amateur work (in art); work done in carefree mood without regard to time or expenses - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• input of kana alone (i.e. without conversion into kanji); input in no-conversion-mode - IT term

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to sleep in peace; to sleep without fear

noun:

• sushi without wasabi; wasabi-free sushi

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to throw something to each other; to pass something back and forth; to bandy something around
• to take part in a pitching duel - Baseball term

noun:

• clear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it

expression / noun:

• none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it! - お世話 is ironic

expression / noun:

• only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be

expression / adjective:

• useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point ➜ 意味がある【いみがある】

noun:

• deferment (e.g. of savings); leaving (a thing) as it stands

~の noun:

• unredeemed; unredeemable; irredeemable; deferred; stationary

adverb:

• sound of heavy breathing - onomatopoeia

noun / ~する noun:

• blowing on something (e.g. to cool it down)

noun:

• contradictio in adjecto; contradiction between an adjective and the noun it modifies (wooden iron, hot ice, etc.)

noun:

• on the bank of; by the side of (e.g. a river, pond) - esp. ほとり
• (in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity; nearby

suffix noun:

• around (Sunday, last year, etc...) ［あたり］
• for instance ［あたり］

adverb / pronoun:

• here and there; all around; everywhere; throughout; all over

~する noun:

• to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up ［あちこち・あちらこちら・あっちこっち・アチコチ］