expression / ichidan verb:

• to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking

noun:

• undecorated fabric of any color but black; kimono made of such fabric

noun:

• performer of an action; agent; actor

noun:

• monk

noun:

• proof of delivery - IT term

noun:

• housing development designed with an eye toward energy conservation - abbreviation

noun:

• current era of excessive eating; era in which there is more than enough food; age of plenty; age of plentiful food - four character idiom

noun:

• cry of earthworms (heard on autumn nights and rainy days)

noun:

• fraudulent sale of exorcism services (to people led to believe that they are possessed by evil spirits) - four character idiom

noun:

• difficulty of obtaining

noun:

• bill of material - IT term

noun:

• control of access by means of a password; being password-protected - IT term

noun:

• shops on the first floor of a hotel - abbreviation

noun:

• position of boss (big-shot)

noun:

• general meeting of stockholders

noun:

• change of government; regime change - four character idiom

noun:

• road taken by a Chinese ajari buddhist monk when he incurred the wrath of emperor Genso (685-762) - obscure term

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to close up like an oyster; to retire into one's shell - obscure term

noun:

• point of impact

noun:

• groove in a shamisen player's fingernail caused by the friction of the string of the instrument
• someone's ability to play the shamisen

expression:

• even those of low ability can outdo themselves when flattered - proverb

noun:

• traditional Japanese poem with verses of five and seven morae repeated at least three times, usu. ending with a verse of seven ➜ 短歌
• long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Kyoto in the late 16th century) ［ながうた］ ➜ 長唄

noun:

• seven tea ceremony procedures of the Senke school - abbreviation ➜ 七事式【しちじしき】

noun:

• bowl of rice with a chop-suey-like mixture on it

noun:

• loop-shaped monk's stole