noun:

• place of assemblage for the bold and ambitious

noun:

• lesser councilor of state; lesser councillor of state; minor councilor; minor councillor

noun / ~する noun:

• shaving the very top of the head

noun:

• name given to the lowest rank of the Japanese caste system after its abolition - obsolete term - derogatory term

noun:

• flowers of the season

noun:

• type of conical hat adorned with flowers (used in Japanese traditional performing arts); hanagasa

noun:

• removal of make-up before going to sleep

noun:

• rustic tea house made out of a thatched hut

noun:

• Central Committee of the Communist Party

noun:

• method of measurement

noun:

• an export bill

noun:

• an utai (noh chant) piece for recitation
• accompanied singing in which the singing is emphasized over the instrumental part (emphasised)

noun:

• ceremonial piles of sand (placed on both sides of an entrance to greet an important personage)

expression:

• tomorrow will take care of itself; let the morn come and the meat with it; tomorrow, the winds of tomorrow will blow [literal] - proverb

noun:

• blind date party, with the object of sex - slang

noun:

• dance recital praising Buddha, which accompanies the recital of a gatha (in the Pure Land Sect of Buddhism) ➜ 偈

noun:

• increasing the number of stitches (knitting) ➜ 減らし目

noun:

• end of a queue - IT term

expression / ichidan verb:

• to make a mess of it; to make a hash of it; to fail and lose face; to embarrass oneself
• to spread miso (e.g. on konnyaku) - orig. meaning

noun:

• remainder of the Diet session after the creation of the budget

noun:

• love of antiquities

noun:

• condition of the common people

noun:

• head of business department

noun:

• wind blowing on the day of the Buddhist service held on the day of Buddha's death (15th day of the 2nd month) - Buddhism term

noun:

• thirty-eighth of the sexagenary cycle ➜ 干支