adverb:

• inadvertently; for no special reason - colloquialism
• truthfully; unexpectedly
• after realizing; without knowing

expression / ichidan verb:

• to try a new venue for eating, drinking, night amusement, etc.

noun:

• system allowing for election of the prime minister by popular vote

noun:

• written request for permission to leave early (school, work, etc.)

noun:

• boue chauffante (self-heating mud-pack for cosmetic purposes) - From French

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to buy an advance sales ticket (for a reserved seat)

noun:

• Gilyak (old name for the Nivkh ethnic minority group of Russia) - obsolete term ➜ ニブヒ

noun:

• someone who asks others for answers without first researching by himself - slang

noun:

• yacon (Andean species of plant grown for its tuber; Smallanthus sonchifolius)

noun:

• Law Concerning Special Measures for Conservation of Lake Water Quality (1984)

noun:

• Fuji School (archaic name for the Nichiren Shoshu branch of Buddhism) - archaism ➜ 日蓮正宗

noun:

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

noun:

• omnibus term for the names of cities, wards, towns or villages

noun / suffix noun:

• lord; god; goddess; honorific title for deities (and high-ranking people) - honorific language - archaism

noun:

• white powder for use on the neck (e.g. by geisha)

noun:

• restaurant with a play area for children - From English "kids' cafe"

noun:

• fee paid for the services of a geisha or prostitute

noun:

• seven residential pavilions for court ladies (in the inner Heian Palace) ➜ 後宮

noun:

• pillow made from bamboo or cane (for use during the summer)

noun:

• three implements for worship (incense burner, flower vase and candle-stand) - Buddhism term ➜ 香炉・華瓶・燭台

noun:

• sweetened rice-flour cakes for offering at the Dolls' Festival

noun:

• cardboard tube for pouring concrete into on building sites

noun:

• license plate for registered vehicles (i.e. compact car or larger) ➜ 車両番号標

noun:

• the four kinds of demons that make trouble for sentient beings - Buddhism term ➜ 煩悩魔・陰魔・死魔・天魔

noun:

• draft (in casting); amount of taper for molded or cast parts