noun:

• collecting rocks and mineral specimens (as a hobby) - From English "stone hunting"

noun:

• thinly-sliced salmon head cartilage and daikon seasoned with vinegar - Food term ➜ 氷頭・膾【なます】

noun:

• Musashi; historical region consisting of modern Tokyo, Saitama and eastern Kanagawa prefectures

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to taste and compare several dishes (or foods) of the same type

noun:

• sabani sailing and paddling regatta (Okinawa)

noun:

• mentsuyu; noodle soup base; mixture of dashi, soy sauce, mirin and sugar - Food term ➜ 返し【かえし】

noun:

• not getting along well with each other; being like water and oil - four character idiom

noun / expression:

• three kinds of harmful friends: hypocritical, sycophantic, and glib-talking ones (Confucius) - four character idiom Antonym: 益者三友

noun:

• pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.) ➜ 博士【はかせ】

noun:

• traveling entertainer who wears a lion mask and does tumbling acts ➜ 越後獅子

adverb:

• like that (used for something or someone distant from both speaker and listener); so ➜ 斯う・然う・如何【どう】

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• here and there; some parts (of something); several places

adjective:

• fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)

noun:

• Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce ➜ 七福神

noun:

• Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld) (travelers); Ksitigarbha; Jizo - abbreviation

noun:

• dazzling victory
• win of a rank-and-file wrestler over the grand champion - Sumo term

noun:

• rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce ➜ おじや

noun / ~する noun:

• rise and fall (e.g. prices); fluctuation

noun:

• difference (rank, grade, quality, etc.); variation

noun / ~する noun:

• ground (elec)
• contact patch (between car tyre and road)
• landing (an aeroplane, airplane)

noun:

• swidden; land made arable by slash-and-burn agriculture

adverb:

• rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds - onomatopoeia

noun:

• Nozomi; fastest Tōkaidō and Sanyō-line Shinkansen train service (stopping only at largest stations) ➜ こだま・ひかり

noun:

• topcoat; light overcoat for use in spring and autumn - From English "spring coat"

noun / ~する noun:

• spiritual peace and enlightenment; keeping an unperturbed mind through faith - four character idiom

noun:

• it is hard to keep one's worldly desires and passions in check - four character idiom - Buddhism term