noun:

• coarse broken tea leaves and buds generated during the sifting process

noun:

• speech used by the speaker to convey the social stature between the speaker and listener; language conveying that the speaker is of greater social status than the listener - honorific language

noun:

• governing by law and reason rather than by military force

noun:

• drink made of boiled water poured over preserved cherry leaves and blossoms

noun / ~する noun:

• new and revised (edition)

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

• repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping - onomatopoeia

adverb / ~する noun:

• flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut - onomatopoeia

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

• heartily (eating); devouring; munching; gobbling - onomatopoeia

noun:

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; CDC

noun:

• Edo-period popularized blend of Buddhist, Shinto and Confucian ethical teachings (popularised) ➜ 心学

noun:

• historic sites, places of scenic beauty and natural monuments

noun:

• persons organized into gangs and wearing flashy clothes, who styled themselves as "chivalrous men" (Edo period) ➜ 男伊達

noun:

• clear and serene (as a polished mirror and still water) - four character idiom

noun:

• society where IT related gadgets are prevalent and their function transparent (from "ubiquitous computing")

noun:

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

noun:

• way of sitting by placing both knees on the ground and standing upright

expression / noun:

• sacrament of penance and reconciliation

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• medical, dental and pharmacological

noun:

• (a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty - four character idiom

noun:

• shop where one can buy and sell gift certificates, coupons, travel and concert tickets, etc.

noun:

• maneuver to draw a sword from its scabbard and cut immediately - Martial Arts term

noun:

• person and place name

noun:

• fallen red persimmon leaves - archaism

noun:

• hot-and-sour cabbage - Food term - From Chinese "la bai cai"

noun:

• dried citrus peel (esp. of a satsuma mandarin) used as seasoning and in traditional Chinese medicine; chenpi ➜ 蜜柑

noun:

• waning and waxing (usu. of the moon) ➜ 盈虧【えいき】

adjectival noun:

• quiet and subdued in appearance; solemn; sad and depressed in manner; soft; gentle