noun:

• residence for low class samurai enrolled in one of the police forces (Edo period) ➜ 与力・同心

noun:

• dark sweet liquid produced after the third heating in a thermal sugar-refining process

noun:

• striped cotton fabric imported from Sao Tome, also copied in Japan

noun:

• blackback butterflyfish (Chaetodon melannotus, species found in the Indo-Pacific)

noun:

• society in which individuals are isolated and have weak personal links between each other

noun:

• oshizushi; sushi rice and other ingredients pressed in box or mould (mold) - Food term ➜ 押し鮨【おしずし】

noun:

• downstage left (in noh), where the secondary actor is often seated ➜ 脇【わき】

noun:

• gown technique (i.e. use of gowns in sterile environments)

noun:

• December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform

noun:

• Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora; CITES

expression / noun or verb acting prenominally:

• interesting (person, personality, manner); tasteful; pleasantly different; charming

expression:

• to have an interest (in something)

expression / noun:

• going back and forth; changing scenery (theatre); fluctuation (e.g. in a market)

noun:

• mashed rice pressed on a cryptomeria skewer and toasted (used as dumplings in soups)

noun:

• raigan (Omphalia lapidescens); parasitic fungus which grows on bamboo, used in Chinese medicine

noun:

• mushroom that springs up in the morning and withers by night; "something short-lived" [figurative] - archaism

noun / ~する noun:

• sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class) - Kansai dialect ➜ 体育座り

noun / ~する noun:

• tiger's howling
• "being out and active in the world (of a hero, etc.)" [figurative]

noun:

• economic downturn precipitated by the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy in 2008 - From English "Lehman Shock"

noun:

• blessing of man; winning with a discard in the first turn - Mahjong term - From Chinese

noun:

• blessing of earth; winning with a self-drawn tile in the first turn - Mahjong term - From Chinese

noun:

• salad served in a glass, cup, hollowed-out tomato, etc. - From English "cup salad"

noun:

• green tea fired in hot pans after a short withering (common Chinese technique)

noun:

• detailed written report; formal account (of steps taken in response to an incident, etc.)

noun:

• food boiled or stewed in soy sauce, sugar, mirin, etc. for short-term preserving - Food term

noun:

• sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class) ➜ 体育座り【たいいくずわり】