expression:

• on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat

noun:

• Korean (person) - derogatory term - slang - sensitive
• idiot
• Korean currency unit (1/100 of a won) - From Korean "jeon"

noun:

• using money as a weapon; power of money

noun:

• inner part of a tatami mat
• tokonoma with tatami flooring

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)

noun:

• rolled tail (of a traditional Japanese hat); looped tail

noun:

• hanging tail (of a traditional Japanese hat); drooping tail

noun:

• sound when stopping the blade of a sword with the guard

noun:

• tower crowned by a representation of the Chinese firebird; beautiful tower - obscure term ➜ 鳳凰

noun:

• main door at the front of a house
• front shutters

noun:

• stage left (on a noh stage), in front of the chorus ➜ 地謡座

noun:

• stage left (on a noh stage), in front of the chorus - obscure term ➜ 地謡前

noun:

• height of a beam; beam as measured from top to bottom

noun:

• white cloth
• empty land; empty lot
• amateur (of a prostitute, etc)

noun:

• city god; guardian deity of a city and esp. its marketplace

noun:

• cabinet announcement; cabinet notification; official government promulgation of a decision, etc.

noun:

• final hand of a game (i.e. south round, fourth hand) - Mahjong term - From English "all last"

noun:

• mate's rate; preferential rate of payment offered to a friend

noun:

• twittering of a bush warbler (esp. during winter); tiny twittering

noun:

• bowed tendon; type of tendon injury in a horse's leg

ichidan verb:

• to strip (the head of a screw, bolt, etc.); to wear out - obscure term

expression:

• on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat ➜ 何かと言うと

noun:

• one floor (of a building); single floor

noun:

• local card game (usu. a local version of hanafuda or kabufuda) ➜ 花札【はなふだ】・株札【かぶふだ】

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to think of something bizarre; to suddenly have a whacky idea