noun:

• court noble; nobility ➜ 公家【くげ】
• three lords and nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government) ［こうけい］

adverb:

• too; also; likewise; either - abbreviation ➜ やっぱり
• still; as before - abbreviation
• even so; either way; nonetheless; in any event; all the same - abbreviation
• as expected - abbreviation

noun / ~する noun:

• cough; hawking
• laughing and talking at the same time; speak laughing

interjection:

• yes ➜ はい

noun:

• wind that blows from north to north-east during spring and summer along the coast of the sea of Japan

noun:

• rice gruel with diced sweet potatoes
• gruel with ivy broth and finely minced Japanese yam served at large Imperial banquets

noun:

• dyeing; printing
• blue and white ceramics (china, porcelain)

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

• stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; unsociable; edgy - onomatopoeia
• thin and bony; scrawny - onomatopoeia

noun:

• England ➜ イングランド
• Great Britain and the Netherlands

adverb:

• too; also; likewise; either
• still; as before
• even so; either way; nonetheless; in any event; all the same
• as expected

noun:

• undeveloped woodland near populated area
• settlement pattern of living in upland valleys and cultivating lower slopes

adjectival noun:

• sweet-scented ➜ かぐわしい
• lustrous, shiny and beautiful ➜ 匂いやか

noun:

• imperial palace; person living in the imperial palace (esp. the emperor) - honorific language ➜ 内裏
• festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress - polite language ➜ 内裏雛

expression / ichidan verb:

• to make lively; to become animated; to have fun talking about something ➜ 話に花を咲かせる
• to become successful and well known

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• bright (esp. of the moon)
• broad and empty ［こうこう］

noun:

• short flute piece (in kyogen; usu. a lively solo)
• flute and drum music played after each act but the last (in kabuki) - also written as 砂切

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on - has a more negative nuance than 甘える ➜ 甘える
• to depend and presume upon another's benevolence ➜ 甘える

adverb:

• for a long time; since long ago; from childhood
• bright and early; early in the morning

noun:

• one's second son ➜ 次男【じなん】
• man between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo system) - archaism ➜ 少丁

noun:

• red paper restaurant lantern - Food term
• cheap eating and drinking place

adjectival noun:

• sweet-scented ➜ かぐわしい
• lustrous, shiny and beautiful ➜ 匂やか

noun:

• black vinegar, usu. produced from unpolished rice
• charred kelp or shiitake mushrooms ground and mixed with vinegar, used to dress raw fish and vegetables

noun:

• wide-mouthed ceramic vessel having a small hole in its spherical base (into which bamboo was probably inserted to pour liquids)
• teapot-like object made typically of lacquerware and used to pour hot and cold liquids ➜ 半挿【はんぞう】

noun:

• one's actual age ➜ 実年齢
• one's fifties and sixties - now officially referred to as 中高年 ➜ 中高年

noun:

• unstitched, open side of some traditional Japanese clothing; clothing with such an open side - abbreviation ➜ 縫腋
• robe worn by military officials with a round collar, unstitched open sides and no ran ➜ 闕腋の袍

noun:

• driving off birds
• procession held at the New Year to chase away the birds for the year, with children singing songs as the villagers walked from house to house
• female street musician who wore a braided hat and carried a shamisen
• street entertainer who appeared on New Year's eve and performed with a fan