noun:

• koto erected in one's yard as decoration during the Festival to Plead for Skills - archaism ➜ 乞巧奠

noun:

• bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo, species of hammerhead shark found in the Western Hemisphere) ➜ 団扇撞木鮫【ウチワシュモクザメ】

noun:

• use of blue eyebrow pencil to indicate a character has shaved his cheeks (in kabuki)

noun:

• diagnostic sphygmopalpation (in traditional Chinese medicine); medical diagnosis performed by feeling one's pulse

noun:

• literary style from the Heian era onwards, often mainly in kana and written by women

noun:

• high-grade Japanese fresh confections (usu. colorful sculpted mochi in seasonal designs around bean paste)

noun:

• umbrella polypore sclerotium (used as a diuretic, antipyretic, and antitussive in traditional Chinese medicine) ➜ 猪苓舞茸

noun:

• soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.

noun:

• platform in front of a temple's principal image, from which the officiating monk chants - Buddhism term

noun:

• dagger; dirk; knife
• threatening quality (in a voice, etc.)

prefix:

• muddy; turbid; murky; unclear

auxiliary:

• be; is ［どす］ - polite copula abbreviated from でおす - polite language - abbreviation - Kyōto dialect ➜ おす

noun:

• mashing of steamed rice, mold and water with wooden poles in traditional sake making

expression / noun:

• situation in which one can move neither forward nor backward; Benkei's last stand [literal] - idiom

noun:

• type of circular or square earth building built from the 12th century in Fujian, China

noun:

• type of circular or square earth building built from the 12th century in Fujian, China ➜ 福建土楼【ふっけんどろう】

noun:

• direct retribution; body and mind one is born into because of karma in previous lives - Buddhism term ➜ 依報

noun:

• flamberge; sword with undulations in the blade - From French or German

noun:

• handing over in its present state; selling as-is, without warranty (esp. second-hand goods)

noun:

• Yazidi; Kurdish ethno-religious community living mostly in Iraq - From Kurdish "Êzidî"

noun:

• soft-boiled egg marinated in soy and mirin (usu. topping on ramen) - Food term

noun:

• taking action although it may result in death; acting while being fully prepared to die

noun:

• pseudonym used when calling in or writing to a radio program - From English "radio name"

noun:

• party game in which a randomly selected king issues orders to other players

expression:

• faith is best in moderation; worship too hard and you will pass right through paradise [literal] - proverb

noun / ~する noun:

• reading but not responding to a text message (in the chat application LINE) - colloquialism ➜ スルー

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• on the way; en route
• in the middle of; midway