noun / ~の noun:

• in earnest; single-minded; with intense concentration; rushing headlong into - four character idiom
• one and only; unique

noun:

• decorating shrines and gates with shimenawa ropes for the New Year ➜ 注連縄

noun:

• mouth with a protruding lower lip and jaw
• socket; receiving window; slot ［うけぐち］

noun:

• mistake; error; blunder ➜ ミス
• accident; mishap; trouble
• improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion

noun:

• sommelier (sommeliere); waiter or waitress who manages and is an expert on wine - From French

noun:

• public awareness (e.g. publicity and education campaigns aimed at improving the health, environment, etc.)

noun:

• euphonic change wherein some mora ('ki', 'gi', 'shi' and 'ri') are pronounced 'i' - Linguistics term

noun:

• robe worn by military officials with a round collar, unstitched open sides and no ran ➜ 襴

noun:

• taiji (in Chinese philosophy, the principle that embodies all potential things, incl. time and space)

noun:

• framing (e.g. a picture)
• flaming; hostile and insulting interaction between persons over the internet

expression:

• he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day; fleeing is winning [literal] - proverb

noun:

• longnose sawtail cat shark (Galeus longirostris, found in Amami-oshima, the Ogasawara and Izu islands)

noun / ~する noun:

• preparing a rice field for planting by flooding it and tilling the soil

noun:

• flour made from parched rice or barley (can be mixed in hot water and drunk)

noun:

• female assistant who scrubbed customers at public baths and also offered sexual services (Edo period) - archaism ➜ 湯女

noun:

• maid at an inn who served clients and worked as a prostitute (Edo period) ➜ 飯盛り

noun:

• branch-twined hedge around a field to keep out wild boars and deer
• abatis

noun:

• soba and rice cooked together along with meat, vegetables, etc. on a metal plate

noun:

• literary style from the Heian era onwards, often mainly in kana and written by women

noun:

• umbrella polypore sclerotium (used as a diuretic, antipyretic, and antitussive in traditional Chinese medicine) ➜ 猪苓舞茸

noun:

• game similar to rock, paper, scissors, with the hand gestures fox, hunter and village headman

noun:

• maple tree not yet turned red
• kasane color combination - green at front and russet behind ➜ 襲

noun:

• soft-boiled egg marinated in soy and mirin (usu. topping on ramen) - Food term

noun:

• journal club; gathering to read and discuss papers, articles, books, etc. ➜ 輪講

expression:

• faith is best in moderation; worship too hard and you will pass right through paradise [literal] - proverb