expression / adjective:

• (so ashamed or embarrassed that) one does not know where to put oneself; feeling out of place

noun:

• hemp yarn or linen thread woven into a coarse cloth used for mosquito nets, summer clothes, etc.

noun:

• Jintan (brand-name breath mint marketed as having various medicinal properties); refreshing candies resembling BBs or metallic dragees

noun:

• thin cedar or cypress shingles (4.5-6 mm thick, used for shingling roofs of temples, shrines, etc.)

adjectival noun:

• selfish; with disregard for order or rules - archaism
• reckless; rash; careless - archaism
• loose; bawdy - archaism ➜ みだら
• irrational; illogical - archaism

noun:

• all terminals; winning hand consisting of only ones and nines as pungs or kongs plus a pair - Mahjong term - From Chinese

noun:

• warm soba noodles (esp. for dipping, either served after being boiled, or cooled and then rewarmed) - Food term ➜ 盛り蕎麦

noun:

• scorch; burn; scorching
• burnt rice ➜ お焦げ【おこげ】
• part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing

noun:

• apartment too small to be legally rented out, and hence let as office or storage space

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

• to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon - usu. ~に伴う

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with; to be involved in - usu. ~を伴う

expression:

• it's hard to discipline one's mind; defeating the bandits in the mountains is easy; defeating the bandit in one's heart is hard [literal] - proverb

noun:

• Eiroku-period swordsmithing school, named for a place in the old Higo province
• sword of the Dotanuki school, usually thicker and heavier than regular Japanese swords
• in fiction, a heavier variant of Japanese sword

expression / noun:

• Day of the Rat (esp. the first Day of the Rat in the New Year)
• collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots - abbreviation ➜ 子の日の遊び
• pine shoot pulled out in such a manner ➜ 子の日の松

noun:

• lodging; inn; hotel
• house; home; dwelling
• home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)

noun / ~する noun:

• pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements

noun / ~する noun:

• criticism (by a teacher or coach, with commentary, especially at a poetry reading); review; critique

noun / ~する noun:

• sowing beans (or pulses, etc.)
• scattering parched beans (to drive out evil spirits) ➜ 節分

noun:

• combination; assortment (of goods); assorted basket or box (e.g. of chocolates)

noun:

• apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock ➜ 火蓋を切る

noun:

• lecture (esp. special engagement by noted speaker); lecture meeting (event with one or more lectures)

noun / ~する noun:

• involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism
• grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation

noun / ~する noun:

• skipping school or work without a good reason; playing truant; playing hooky

noun:

• woman's beauty or charms; love affair with a woman; lust for women

noun:

• a number so great it can never be counted to - Buddhism term - From Sanskrit "asamkhya"

numeric:

• 10^56 (or 10^64)

noun:

• renouncing the flesh or the world; becoming a priest; risking one's life for others - Buddhism term