noun:

• shingling using thick roof shingles; roof shingled in such a manner (usu. shrine buildings, noh stages, etc.) ➜ 栩板

noun / ~する noun:

• laughing off; dismissing with a laugh

noun:

• hotel expenses; expenses incurred during a stay

noun:

• large head; person with a large head

noun:

• Azuma geta; type of geta for women with a tatami mat insole ➜ 下駄【げた】

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to punch someone; to give someone a belt

noun:

• wearing one's pants low (so that they hang from the hip rather than the waist); pants worn in such a manner - abbreviation - slang

noun:

• Narita divorce; divorce case of a newlywed couple breaking up upon their return to Narita Airport from their honeymoon abroad - four character idiom

noun:

• sole sword; unarmed but for a sword

adverb / ~と adverb:

• very slightly; a little - onomatopoeia

noun:

• handle of an axe; handle of a hatchet - obscure term

noun:

• logical paragraph (as opposed to a formal paragraph); segment of text expressing a single meaning ➜ 形式段落

noun / ~する noun:

• falling as flowers do; dying a glorious death

noun:

• weak-willed; a small token of appreciation

noun:

• ghost image; unexpected appearance of something unwanted in a photograph, etc.

noun:

• jester; comic in a play

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to return evil for good; to return a favour with spite (favor) - idiom

noun:

• garden; trees and flowers in a garden

noun:

• box in which ashes of the deceased are kept; box in which a funerary urn is kept

noun:

• democide; the murder of any person or people by a government

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to be quiet (due to lack of activity); to be in a slump (of a business) - idiom ➜ 閑古鳥

noun:

• saddening (dye); agent used in dyeing to darken a colour
• blanching - Food term

noun:

• harbor; entrance to a harbor

godan ~す verb:

• to gnaw at and scatter around; to start a lot of things without finishing any

noun:

• dupion silk; silk that comes from a double cocoon formed jointly by two or more silkworms ➜ 玉繭