noun:

• gobang (game played on go board involving lining up stones); gomoku; Five in a Row

noun:

• day on which many companies hold shareholders meetings (to limit disruption by would-be blackmailers)

noun:

• sommelier (sommeliere); waiter or waitress who manages and is an expert on wine - From French

noun:

• central black dot on a go board
• Tengen era (978.11.29-983.4.15)

noun:

• mixture of mayonnaise and canned tuna, used on bread, pasta, etc.

noun:

• food (meat, fish, vegetables, etc.) cooked separately but served together on one dish

noun:

• women's volunteer corps; groups of young female workers organized on Japanese territory during WWII

noun:

• "grain in ear" solar term (approx. June 6, when awns begin to grow on grains) ➜ 二十四節気

expression:

• a curse will rebound on yourself as well; curses, like chickens, come home to roost - proverb

noun:

• tool which is attached to something (e.g. fire extinguisher on a boat); accessory; appliance

noun:

• body set on fire from head to foot (like a daruma doll being ritually incinerated)

noun:

• Edo-period school of Chinese medicine based on post-Jin and Yuan teachings ➜ 古医方

noun:

• chocolate given to a boy on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment

noun:

• kakko; Japanese hourglass drum, played with sticks on both sides, traditionally used in gagaku - Music term

noun / ~する noun:

• impressed (glued) gold or silver foil on traditional Japanese fabric
• type of noh costume

noun:

• soba and rice cooked together along with meat, vegetables, etc. on a metal plate

noun:

• alvar; biological environment based on a limestone plain with thin or no soil

noun:

• soft-boiled egg marinated in soy and mirin (usu. topping on ramen) - Food term

noun:

• pork cutlet and egg dish (usu. served on top of rice) ➜ カツ

noun:

• online sockpuppet (who acts on behalf of a company or organization); paid troll

noun:

• Great Patriotic War (Russian name for the war along the eastern front during World War II)

expression:

• be moderate with your mouth; sickness enters through the mouth, calamities come out of the mouth [literal] - proverb

noun:

• meat of a fish (e.g. tuna) that is dark red with blood, usu. coming from the parts close to the spine

noun:

• tactic of avoiding hitting the ball (e.g. to tire out the pitcher) - Baseball term - From English "waiting"
• waiting; holding back; refraining

conjunction:

• in addition; furthermore
• above (which); on top of (which)