noun:

• any turtle of the genus Mauremys (esp. the Japanese pond turtle, Mauremys japonica)

adverbial noun:

• on duty

noun:

• fortieth of the sexagenary cycle ➜ 干支

noun / ~する noun:

• playing the victim; playing the victim card

noun:

• oysters cooked in the shell

noun:

• slip-on shoe

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to cut the Gordian knot

expression:

• Be careful not to invite the least suspicion; Leave no room for scandal - four character idiom

noun:

• area of a soccer pitch between the penalty area and the centre ring (of tactical importance) - Sports term - From English "vital area"

noun:

• fundamental tone in the traditional Japanese 12-tone scale (approx. D) - Music term ➜ 黄鐘【こうしょう】・十二律

noun:

• side of the road; roadside ➜ 路傍・みちばた

noun:

• collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first Day of the Rat of the New Year) - obscure term ➜ 子の日の遊び

adverb:

• in the same way

expression / ichidan verb:

• to change the schedule; to change one's plans

noun:

• children's haircut having hair in the rear that reaches the nape of the neck - archaism

noun:

• type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up seven-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg ➜ 川崎七分

noun:

• arrow with feathers that curve to the left (the first of two arrows to be fired) ➜ 乙矢

noun:

• south of the capital
• southern part of Kyoto

noun:

• oval pad with two long strips tied underneath the obi to make it look fuller

noun:

• diplomatic negotiations at the dinner table; diplomatic bargaining - four character idiom

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to put on an air of seniority ➜ 先輩風を吹かす

noun:

• suffering caused by the cold

noun:

• ticket to the garden

noun:

• breaking and removing frozen snow to expose the ground - obscure term

noun:

• creeping plant withered in the winter cold - archaism