noun:

• mythical spirit residing in a person's body that generates a desire to drink (also said to turn water into alcohol) - from 'Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio', 1740

expression:

• Finger cut-off, ten thousand fist-punches, whoever lies has to swallow a thousand needles [literal]; words said when making a pinky swear - idiom ➜ 指切り【ゆびきり】

noun:

• white sandbar; white sandbank
• area in a garden or entrance of a house laid with white sand or pebbles
• gravel separating a Noh stage from the audience
• court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand - archaism ➜ お白州

noun / ~する noun:

• reservation; appointment; booking; advance order
• contract; subscription; pledge
• programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)

noun / ~する noun:

• taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon
• taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride

noun:

• category killer; retailer that sells a wide selection of a given category of goods - Business term

noun:

• title of a scripture or sacred text (e.g. Buddhist sutra)
• title on a scroll or rolled book ➜ 巻き物【まきもの】

expression / adjectival noun:

• crumpled up (of a face; like the face of a Japanese spaniel while it's sneezing) - humorous term

expression / ichidan verb:

• to go to one's heart; to cut one to the quick; to give one a deep impression; to clutch at one's heartstrings; to hit home; to strike home; to strike a chord; to strike a note

noun / suffix noun:

• pattern; design

noun:

• body build; figure; physique

noun / suffix noun:

• essential qualities; character; nature

suffix noun:

• appropriate to; fitting of; suitable for

noun:

• row; line; file; column; queue; rank; procession
• company (of someone); group; ranks
• sequence - Mathematics term

counter:

• counter for rows

noun:

• grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags - abbreviation ➜ 米刺し
• sashimi (sliced raw fish) - abbreviation ➜ 刺身
• stabbing; piercing; pricking ➜ 刺す・刺す

noun:

• ninja (persons in feudal Japan who used ninjutsu for the purposes of espionage, assassination, sabotage, etc.) ➜ 忍術

adverb / noun:

• regularly; promptly - onomatopoeia

~と adverb:

• sound of clashing swords - onomatopoeia

noun:

• Manchu queue ➜ 辮髪
• padded sleeveless kimono jacket; Japanese vest (often for children) ➜ ちゃんちゃんこ

noun:

• ration-point coupon; traffic violation ticket (for which penalty points are applied to one's licence)

noun:

• unlucky for all activities, with only the period around noon being auspicious ➜ 六曜

noun:

• hanger (e.g. for mosquito net); hanging strap - usu. 吊り手
• fisherman; angler - usu. 釣り手
• lifting hand (judo) ［釣り手］ - Martial Arts term

noun / ~の noun:

• failure; defective article; dead loss; botch

noun:

• good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop

noun / ~する noun:

• shading; color; colour
• kumadori; style of kabuki makeup used for violent roles

expression / adjective:

• good at playing along; up for anything; carefree; social; positive
• uplifting; upbeat

expression:

• Out of Asia and Into Europe (slogan calling for Japan to align itself with the West) - four character idiom

noun:

• Miura map fold; special technique for folding used on some solar panel arrays

noun:

• pail-like wooden container typically lacquered in Japanese style, used for holding and serving hot liquids

expression:

• having thought for neither gain nor greed; only wanting to do something (thinking about nothing else)

noun:

• professional gambler; gangster; gang member ➜ ヤクザ
• good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well; hoodlum; ruffian