noun:

• soldiers of the ritsuryo system that guarded gates of the imperial palace, the court, etc.
• term used in error to refer to young men that were made to do forced labour in the ritsuryo system
• guards originally stationed at the grand shrine at Ise and shrine at Atsuta, Nagoya to protect the officials there

noun:

• language used by the harlots of the Yoshiwara red light district during the Edo period ➜ ありんす・吉原言葉

ichidan verb:

• to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)

noun:

• mountain folk; hermit
• mountain wizard ［やまびと］ ➜ 仙人
• word used as part of a pseudonym by artists, writers, etc. ［さんじん］

noun:

• sleeping quarters; bedroom (mainly refers to one used by a married couple)
• inner room; inner sanctum

noun:

• black and white striped curtain (used at funeral service)

noun:

• dried and pressed boiled herring (used as fertilizer)

noun:

• whistling through one's fingers; whistle made by sticking one's fingers in one's mouth and blowing

noun:

• introductory education; orientation education (e.g. for new employees)

noun:

• things used in archery

noun:

• silk used in artwork

noun:

• equipment used in rituals

noun:

• equipment used in rituals

noun:

• fireplace used in springtime - obscure term

noun:

• messenger
• police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods) - abbreviation ➜ 検非違使
• klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering) - Buddhism term ➜ 煩悩

noun:

• ancient document; archives; ancient manuscript; paleograph
• document addressed to someone in particular (jargon used in paleography) ➜ 文書【ぶんしょ】

noun / ~する noun:

• (engaging in a round of) mutual criticism; repeated attacks on each other - four character idiom

noun:

• office system where employees are free to change desk ➜ フリーアドレス

noun:

• streamers (made of linen, paper, etc.) attached to a long pole (used as a wand in grand purification ceremonies) - archaism
• being in great demand

noun:

• method of dyeing, developed in Okinawa, in which a single stencil is used to produce richly polychromatic designs; traditional dyed cloth from Okinawa

noun:

• type of stew, usu. fish or vegetables in a mild broth; fish grilled unseasoned and then simmered slowly in soy and mirin broth

noun / ~する noun:

• getting home - Baseball term - From English "home in"

noun / ~する noun:

• pit stop - From English "pit in"

adverb:

• some time ago; the other day; at some time or other; once

noun:

• confusing song or poem (esp. used derogatorily to describe a style of middle-age Japanese poetry popularized by Fujiwara no Teika) - obscure term