noun:

• someone who has a title but no real duty; useless person ➜ 取り巻き
• actor playing a daimyo who merely sets the scene as part of the background (in kabuki) - original meaning ➜ 大名

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to engage in a heated discussion

noun / ~する noun:

• proceeding to a capital

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to run mad after a girl

~と adverb:

• sound of a button or switch being pressed - onomatopoeia

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to descend a river

~と adverb / adverb:

• with a click; with a snap - onomatopoeia

noun:

• ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.) - abbreviation

noun:

• a flower-bedecked vehicle

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• with a spring; with alacrity; resolutely

noun:

• doctor working in a hospital; physician working in public practice ➜ 開業医

noun:

• maki sushi typically made from eel and cucumber, often with a face-like pattern when cut - from うなぎ and かっぱ
• mascot character used by Tajimi City in Gifu

noun:

• ascending trench or pathway cut into a naturally-occurring slope ➜ 横堀【よこぼり】

godan ~す verb:

• to rally a little (e.g. market)

noun:

• a shipwreck

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to make a political issue of (something)

noun:

• taking up a new position as chief priest of a Buddhist temple

noun:

• middle third of a two-hour period

noun:

• tip of a sword

yodan ~る verb (archaic) / intransitive verb:

• to cause heartache because of a (hidden) love; to be miserable because of love - archaism

noun:

• food cooked on a grill in front of customers - Food term

noun:

• baked pastry topped with a mix of custard and merengue - Food term - From French "chiboust"

noun:

• revitalization of a village; village renewal (project)

noun:

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

noun:

• (brother and sister) born of a different mother