noun:

• era name selected by commoners (as opposed to the imperial court) - obscure term

particle:

• particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information

expression / adverb:

• as a matter of fact; to tell the truth ➜ 実を言えば

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is) ➜ 見当がつかない

noun:

• third division of the night (approx. 11 pm to 1 am) - archaism

noun:

• theism (as refers to the existence of a personal Christian god) - obscure term ➜ 有神論

noun:

• fired earthenware vessel used by the emperor to clean his hands - archaism

auxiliary:

• please - used to make a polite request or demand - polite language ➜ ます
• used to increase the politeness of a greeting, apology, etc.

godan ~く verb:

• to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is) - colloquialism ➜ 見当がつく

noun / ~の noun:

• seedlessness; seedless fruit
• lacking the material needed to do something

noun:

• rising diagonally up and to the right
• growing; expanding; soaring

noun:

• lyric sheet; card with the lyrics to a song

noun:

• Prayer to the Four Quarters (Japanese imperial New Year's ceremony)

noun / ~する noun:

• opening to the public (e.g. garden, etc.)

noun:

• read permission: anybody - IT term

noun:

• person who goes to greet someone (e.g. at the airport) ➜ 送り人【おくりびと】

noun:

• second adding of charcoal to the fire (in tea ceremony) ➜ 後の炭

noun:

• Acanthopanax sciadophylloides (species of flowering plant related to the aralias)

noun:

• summer retreat where monks stay in the same place to study - Buddhism term

noun:

• pineapple bun (Chinese sweet pastry similar to the Japanese melonpan) ➜ メロンパン

noun:

• monks who practise austerity to the point of death and mummification

noun:

• falling to the ground like a Buddha statue being thrown down

noun:

• business-stimulating measures; economic stimulation program; measure to stimulate the economy

noun:

• festival for requests and expressions of thanks to the gods (Okinawa)

noun:

• hostess bar where patrons are allowed to touch the hostesses' breasts - slang - vulgar