noun:

• texture (cloth, fabric, paper)
• market tone; undertone
• balance between the position of white and black stones (in go) ➜ 囲碁

noun / ~する noun:

• concentration; diligence; devotion
• asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment ➜ 六波羅蜜
• adherence to a vegetarian diet

noun:

• ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops
• rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)

noun:

• divide; parting; separating; distribution
• carrying two bundles tied together over one's shoulder
• hair parted in the middle - abbreviation ➜ 振り分け髪

noun:

• small double-reed wind instrument used in gagaku (made of bamboo, with 7 holes on top and 2 below) ➜ 雅楽【ががく】

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick
• vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim

noun:

• dish of vegetables, konnyaku, etc. simmered in soy sauce and water until the liquid is almost gone - Food term

noun:

• raku ware; hand-moulded, lead glazed earthenware pottery fired at low temperatures, esp. used in tea ceremony (molded)

noun:

• large cloth sack
• baggy trousers (worn in the late-Edo and early-Meiji periods by samurai while practising)

noun / ~する noun:

• becoming firmly established; putting down strong roots
• exercising authority; being dominant; holding sway
• settling in a coiled shape - orig. meaning

noun:

• countryside dialect - Linguistics term
• sociolect or secret language used by prostitutes in red-light districts during the Edo period - Linguistics term

noun:

• useless book learning; knowing the theory but being able to put it into practice; practising swimming in a field [literal] - idiom - humorous term

noun:

• type of bed linen resembling a large beach towel and used to cover oneself in hot weather - From English "towel blanket"

noun:

• cross-grips (situation in which each rikishi has an underarm grip on the other) - Sumo term
• kimono made for young children

noun / suffix:

• including; inclusive of ［こみ］

noun:

• komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go) - usu. コミ - usually written using kana alone - abbreviation ➜ コミ出し【コミだし】

noun:

• iteration mark shaped like the hiragana "ku" (used in vertical writing to represent repetition of two or more characters) ➜ 踊り字

noun:

• sarugaku (form of theatre popular in Japan during the 11th to 14th centuries) - archaism
• noh ［さるがく］ ➜ 能楽
• fooling around ［さるごう］

expression / noun:

• omoiyari yosan; appreciation payment; financial support towards welfare benefits and allowances of U.S. forces stationed in Japan

noun:

• short roughly woven fence - usu. not 間狭 - archaism
• divider between boxes (i.e. for box seats) in a theatre, etc.

noun:

• narrow, long, and thin pieces of wood strung together that were used to write on in ancient times ➜ 竹簡

noun:

• Chinese bronze inscriptions; type of lettering used on metal objects, especially in China during the Yin and Zhou dynasties

noun:

• shingling with thin cedar or cypress shingles; roof shingled in such a manner (usu. at temples, shrines, etc.) ➜ 木賊板

noun:

• pickles made in brine and fermented rice bran (esp. vegetables, also meat, fish, eggs, etc.)

noun:

• children's game in which a wooden stick driven into the ground is dislodged by sticks thrown at it

noun:

• children's game in which a wooden stick driven into the ground is dislodged by sticks thrown at it ➜ 根っ木