noun:

• humorous mask of a homely woman's face (characterized by a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks)

noun:

• manner of speaking
• verbal argument
• objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee)
• rumor; rumour

noun:

• shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine

noun:

• corsage; small bouquet worn by a woman - From French
• bodice of a woman's dress - archaism

expression / interjection:

• time in - said by a referee at the end of a time out - Sports term - From English "no time" ➜ タイム

expression:

• making a move immediately in a timed game (shogi, go, etc.)

noun:

• decorative ridge-end tile (traditionally bearing the face of a demon and resembling a gargoyle)
• hideous face - obscure term

noun:

• scarcity of eligible women; difficulty for a man to find a woman; woman shortage ➜ 男旱【おとこひでり】

noun:

• stringing a bow; person who strings bows
• crescent moon - abbreviation ➜ 弓張り月
• paper lantern with a bow-shaped handle - abbreviation ➜ 弓張り提灯

noun / ~の noun:

• having a child (usu. from a former relationship); accompanied by one's child

noun / ~する noun:

• leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef) ➜ 任せる・任せる

noun:

• scarcity of eligible men; difficulty for a woman to find a man; man shortage ➜ 女ひでり【おんなひでり】

expression:

• being lavish with one's money; spending a huge sum of money at once on a treat - four character idiom

expression:

• Very truly yours (a complimentary close used in a letter written in an old epistolary style) - four character idiom

noun:

• grasping one's chopsticks the same way one might hold a walking stick (a breach of etiquette)

noun:

• any of a number of respectful terms written after the addressee's name in a formal letter

noun:

• leader of a nobleman's cavalcade - archaism
• animal messenger of the gods (i.e. a fox) ［みさき］

expression:

• zeal is a bad servant; the person who chases a deer does not see the mountain [literal] - proverb

expression / adjectival noun:

• to be as busy as a bee; like Christmas and a birthday feast rolled into one - idiom

noun:

• art project which is done in place of a graduation thesis at a college of arts - abbreviation ➜ 卒業制作

noun:

• type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets ➜ お目覚

noun:

• type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets

noun:

• lacquering technique that uses a coloured-lacquer undercoating and a transparent-lacquer topcoat

expression / noun:

• point where two ocean currents meet (e.g. a warm current and a cold current) ➜ 潮目
• attractive glance - archaism

noun:

• return slot (for coins in a vending machine); drop-off point (for dirty dishes at a restaurant)

expression / adjective:

• spending a day's revenue within the day; not being attached to money (like a true Tokyoite)