noun:

• with an open and calm mind; with no preconceived notions; without reserve; frank; candid - four character idiom

noun / ~の noun:

• (so marvelous or horrible that it may be) the first and probably the last - four character idiom

noun:

• the five festivals (Jan 7th, March 3rd, May 5th, July 7th and Sep 9th)

noun:

• the five festivals (Jan 7th, March 3rd, May 5th, July 7th and Sep 9th)

ichidan verb:

• to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)

noun:

• view in the distant offing where the sea and skyline cannot be distinguished - four character idiom

noun:

• comedian who plays a lover's part; man who is both handsome and fun - halfway between 二枚目 and 三枚目 - four character idiom

expression:

• in an easy-to-understand manner; in a very kind and detailed way

noun:

• Rikkokushi; the six ancient Japanese historical collections compiled between the Nara and Heian periods

counter:

• counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such) - honorific language

noun:

• first name

prefix:

• famous; great ➜ 名探偵

suffix:

• name ➜ コード名・学校名

noun:

• noun - part of speech tag used in dictionaries - abbreviation ➜ 名詞

noun:

• one-click fraud (online fraud and extortion technique often used by spammers)

noun:

• growth hormone (esp. somatotropin in animals and auxins in plants)

noun:

• Wallace's line (hypothetical line separating the Oriental and Australian zoogeographical regions)

expression:

• slow and steady wins the race; there is luck in the last helping - proverb

noun:

• road-rail vehicle (vehicle which can travel both on railroad tracks and normal roads)

noun:

• shiku-kaisei city planning; city renewal that occurred in the Taisho and Meiji eras

noun:

• eave-end roof tile (comprising a broadly concave tile and near-rectangular decorative cap) ➜ 平瓦・瓦当

noun:

• thick roof shingle (1-3 cm thick, used for shrine buildings and noh stages) ➜ 栩葺き

noun:

• roasted barley flour ➜ 麦こがし
• parched flour with various ingredients added and drunk in hot water

noun:

• paleolagine lagomorph (Paleolaginae spp., incl. the Amami rabbit and the red rock hares)

noun:

• miso mixed with minced great burdock, ginger, etc. and sweetened with sugar ➜ 味噌

noun:

• survivability; military term for the ability to withstand an attack and continue to function

noun:

• scaffolding and temporary roof placed around a shrine, temple, etc. undergoing repair; protective scaffolding

noun:

• thick toast with honey (and often with fruit, icecream, etc.) - From English "honey toast"

expression / adjective:

• unable to move; held up; swamped; stuck between a rock and a hard place - idiom