noun:

• mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking

noun:

• shrine ranking system (ritsuryo system)

noun:

• March 3rd; Ear Day - colloquialism

noun:

• prevention

noun:

• right hook (e.g. in boxing, etc.)

noun:

• removable ramps for trucks

noun:

• one's body alone; lacking possessions

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to forget; to fail to recognize; to fail to recognise

noun:

• Tropic of Capricorn

noun:

• unfinished manuscript

noun:

• racial spirit; national spirit

expression / adjective:

• feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong; feeling at a loss in the situation ➜ 身の置き所がない【みのおきどころがない】

noun:

• Ludwigia stipulacea (species of primrose-willow)

noun:

• 20th of the sexagenary cycle ➜ 干支

noun:

• facing right

noun:

• ear hair; hairs of the tragus

noun:

• food (esp. chicken and vegetables) boiled in plain water (or sometimes dashi, etc.) and served with dipping sauce (esp. ponzu) - Food term

noun:

• Hojo clan symbol; Hojo family crest (three triangles in a triangular pattern)

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad - idiom

noun:

• miso ramen

expression / ichidan verb:

• to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family
• to attire oneself; to outfit oneself

noun:

• bargain or clearance goods

noun:

• Law for Prohibiting Minors from Smoking

expression / ichidan verb:

• to take a stab at arousing someone's interest - idiom
• (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them
• to offer water before a grave

noun:

• unexpired