noun:

• 34 (originally 33) sacred places in and around Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture ➜ 三十三所

noun:

• strips of daikon sliced the long way and dried

noun:

• strips of daikon sliced the long way and dried ➜ 割り干し大根

noun:

• thin, dried strips of daikon soaked in vinegar and other flavorings ➜ はりはり漬け

noun:

• Spring and Autumn period (of Chinese history, approx. 770-403 BCE)

noun / ~の noun:

• metazoan (any member of the animal kingdom, excluding protozoans and sponges)

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to recover from an illness (and put away one's sickbed) - obscure term ➜ 床を上げる

noun:

• half-way between medium and well done - From English "medium well"

noun:

• radio waves, as sent out and received by people's minds - slang

noun:

• rising diagonally up and to the right
• growing; expanding; soaring

noun:

• roadside station (government-designated rest area found along roads and highways)

noun / ~する noun:

• fitting together (e.g. nuts and bolts); fit

noun:

• Marshallian k (ratio of monetary base and nominal GNP)

noun:

• sheathing (under thatched roofing) ➜ 桟【えつり】
• decorative rafters (of alternating wood and bamboo)

noun:

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

noun:

• qin and se (two different kinds of Chinese zither) ➜ 瑟・琴【きん】
• happy marriage

noun:

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

suffix:

• leaf; petal; piece of paper; snowflake; something flat and thin

noun:

• beef cutlet (usu. deep-fried and breaded)

noun / adjectival noun:

• commonplace; ordinary; trite
• informal and easy to understand (of writing, etc.)

noun:

• infantile neurosis characterized by crying at night and convulsions - in Chinese medicine
• temper; nerves ➜ 癇

noun / ~する noun:

• rolling about
• tossing and turning (in bed); jactitation; jactation ➜ 輾転反側

noun:

• office in Heian Kyoto responsible for police and judicial duties - obscure term

noun:

• seal used to open and associated with a bank account

noun:

• careful and thorough person
• older male in an homosexual relationship ［ねんじゃ］ ➜ 若衆【わかしゅ】