noun:

• short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis)

noun / ~の noun:

• clothing with the opening at the back

noun:

• common murre; common guillemot (Uria aalge)

noun:

• person oblivious to the fact they are irritating or inconveniencing others; pain in the neck; pest - colloquialism

noun / ~する noun:

• quitting one's job as a government official to return to live quietly in one's own native region

expression / adjectival noun:

• woman's word for the sound of feet thumping across a noh theatre; space of noh theatre based on the reach of the sound of feet thumping - female language

noun:

• Edo period office in charge of compiling the koyomi, astronomical measurements, surveying, translating Western books, etc. - archaism

~と adverb:

• with a grin; showing a devilish smile - onomatopoeia ➜ にたり

noun:

• var. of puppet popular in the Edo period

expression / ichidan verb:

• to place someone in a position

noun:

• woman who works in the sex industry

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

• to be in full bloom

noun:

• common house spider (Achaearanea tepidariorum)

noun:

• lonely in bed

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to fit in

noun:

• sense of the trend of the times; sensitivity to the changing times - four character idiom ➜ 時世感覚

noun:

• the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town

expression:

• when the right conditions are fulfilled, things will turn out well on their own; a sunken place will collect water [literal] - proverb - obscure term
• someone in bad circumstances will continue to accumulate difficulties - proverb - obscure term

noun:

• thick malt syrup poured into boiling water and sprinkled with cinnamon (used as a refreshing summer drink) - Food term ➜ 水飴・冷やし飴

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to sleep in an awkward position and wake with a crick in one's neck

noun:

• the porcelain or ceramics industry

noun:

• argument as to (about) the authenticity (of...) - four character idiom

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• of the land - archaism

noun:

• residence of a government official in the Ryukyu Kingdom - archaism

noun:

• rite welcoming back the gods from Izumo Shrine (on the last day of the tenth lunar month) ➜ 神送り