noun:

• interpenetration of spirit between the poet and nature in a haiku

noun:

• State Minister in Charge of Regulatory Reform

noun:

• baking foods in a covered pan; foods baked in a covered pan

noun:

• late Edo-period novelette about life in the red-light districts

noun:

• small opening in the side of some traditional Japanese clothing for women and children (e.g. kimono, yukata) (located where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit)

noun:

• dealing in futures

noun:

• extremely important or once in a lifetime (request); only once in one's lifetime - four character idiom

expression / ichidan verb:

• to gain in quantity

noun:

• cicadas which sing in late autumn

noun:

• Imperial official in charge of communication between the shogunate and the court (during the Muromachi and Edo periods) - four character idiom

noun:

• smoking in bed

noun:

• crushed sesame seeds boiled in water and chilled like tofu

noun:

• geta for wear in dry weather

noun / ~する noun:

• talking in whispers; confidential words

noun:

• eating in one bite
• sexual intercourse - slang

noun / ~する noun:

• (roads) running in all directions; convenient transportation; ability in any line

noun:

• the Bank of Japan's quarterly Short-term Economic Survey of Principal Enterprise in Japan; Tankan survey ➜ 日銀短観【にちぎんたんかん】

noun:

• chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce

noun:

• change in one's looks; change in one's appearance

noun:

• Special Permission to Stay in Japan; residence status that can be granted to illegal immigrants or overstayers - abbreviation ➜ 在留特別許可

expression:

• suffix used to negate a verb in the non-past tense - polite language ➜ ない・ます

noun:

• spring in full bloom; spring at its height

expression:

• better than a poke in the eye; better than none at all; better than nothing - idiom

adverb:

• right in half

noun:

• type of hakama worn in ancient times