noun:

• southerly wind that blows when the cherry trees are in bloom - obscure term

noun:

• instant yakisoba in a cup ➜ カップ麺【カップめん】・焼きそば【やきそば】

noun:

• soba in hot broth, topped with a salty-sweet dried herring

noun:

• low-ranking samurai - abbreviation - derogatory term ➜ 三一侍
• rolling three and one (in a dice game) - orig. meaning ➜ ピン

noun:

• Janissaries; Janissary corps; elite infantry in the Ottoman Empire - From Turkish "Yeniçeri"

noun:

• closed circle (of suspects, in mystery fiction)

expression / adverb:

• before one could; in no time at all; without a gap - usu. after plain verb

expression / noun:

• having one's guts twisted in anguish; deep grief; heartbroken thoughts ➜ 九回【きゅうかい】

noun:

• buckwheat noodles given to one's new neighbors after moving in - from おそばに参りました

noun:

• protective shield (in children's games); immunity - children's language - obscure term

noun:

• tea leaves which have been washed in hot water after drying

noun:

• eradication of malignant spirits (esp. used in fantasy and science fiction)

noun / ~する noun:

• sprinkling salt on a raw vegetable and rubbing it in - Food term ➜ 揉む【もむ】

noun / ~する noun:

• ragequit; quitting an online game in anger (over losing) - slang

expression:

• confirmed as completed - often at end of document ➜ 完【かん】・以上【いじょう】
• everything must go (e.g. in a sale) - abbreviation ➜ 完全完売【かんぜんかんばい】

noun:

• Tenpō era (742-756) (period during the Tang dynasty in China)

noun:

• distilled alcohol (sometimes added in the production of sake)

expression / noun:

• god-like existence; person far higher (in hierarchy, etc.) than oneself

noun:

• the boar, deer and butterfly cards (high-scoring combination in hanafuda) ➜ 花札

noun:

• meal (esp. dinner) served in one's room (at a ryokan) ➜ 旅館

noun:

• drybrush; brush which gives a blurred effect in writing or painting

noun:

• person requiring special help (usu. seniors, infants, etc. in disaster scenarios) ➜ 要援護【ようえんご】

noun:

• table d'hôte; set meal (usu. in a hotel) - From French ➜ アラカルト

noun:

• first maple leaves to turn red in the season

adverb:

• seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will