noun:

• black beard
• type of noh mask with a black beard and protruding chin

noun:

• puppy; whelp
• magic word said to comfort a frightened child and put him to sleep

noun:

• condyle

counter:

• counter for grains and small spheres - archaism

noun:

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

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

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:

• food set out on a stand; gift placed on a stand
• food brought on a large stand to a brothel by a red-light district caterer - archaism

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