noun:

• Kintaro; hero boy of Japanese folklore, who befriended animals and had supernatural strength - childhood name of late-Heian warrior Sakata no Kintoki
• Kintaro doll (usu. having a plump red face, carrying an axe, and wearing a red apron)
• diamond-shaped apron

noun:

• ABCD encirclement; embargoes against Japan by America, Britain, China, and the Dutch starting in 1940

expression:

• jūkenbō; "body, sword and staff" techniques in martial arts - Martial Arts term

noun:

• Sañjīva (one of the Eight Greater Hells); hell of being torn to pieces and revived over and over - Buddhism term ➜ 八大地獄【はちだいじごく】

noun:

• quoits; ring toss

noun:

• nailist; someone whose occupation is to cut any type of nail, apply artificial nails (or "nail art") and care for nails

noun:

• Japanese-Chinese; Japan and China

noun:

• ABC; 1, 2 and 3

noun:

• test plan; system test and evaluation plan - IT term

expression:

• to get more than one requests; to beg for water and receive wine [literal] - idiom

adjectival noun:

• of the old feeling of naniwa-bushi; marked by the dual themes of obligation and compassion that distinguish the naniwa-bushi ballads ➜ 浪花節

noun:

• excreta; urine and feces

noun:

• government departments; ministries and agencies

noun:

• detachment from dichotomies; detachment from objectivity and subjectivity - obscure term - Buddhism term

noun:

• TeX; typesetting system designed and mostly written by Donald Knuth - IT term

noun:

• rakugan; dry confection of starch (e.g. rice, soy or barley flour) and sugar, mixed and pressed into a pattern - Food term
• geese alighting

noun / ~する noun:

• defacement; abrasion; wear and tear; crushing of a nerve

noun:

• comedian who plays a lover's part; man who is both handsome and fun - halfway between 二枚目 and 三枚目 - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• setting oneself free from the life of a white-collar worker; quitting a job as a salaryman and launching an independent business ➜ サラ

noun:

• pogo; dance in which one jumps up and down to the beat of the music

noun:

• artistic modulations in traditional Japanese performances; opening, middle and climax (end)

noun:

• tanbo art; using rice of various types and colours to create giant pictures in rice fields

noun:

• underling; rank and file

noun:

• over-demanding parent; parent who makes selfish and unreasonable demands on behalf of their child - From English "monster parent" ➜ モンペ

temporal noun:

• daily life; sitting and lying down