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藍花【あいばなaibana】: noun:
scum formed near the end of the indigo fermentation process
asiatic dayflower (Commelina communis) ➜ 露草
三色同順【さんしょくどうじゅんsanshokudoujun】: noun:
triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits - Mahjong term
やさんすyasansu・やしゃんすyashansu・やしゃますyashamasu: auxiliary verb:
indicates respect for the one performing an action and politeness to the listener - after a monosyllable imperfective form verb - archaism - female language - polite language
和人地【わじんちwajinchi】: noun:
Edo-period realm of the Japanese (as opposed to the Ainu) in southern Hokkaido ➜ 蝦夷地【えぞち】
ゆとり世代【ゆとりせだいyutorisedai】: noun:
generation of students educated under the "pressure-free" system (from the late 1970s onward) ➜ ゆとり教育【ゆとりきょういく】
カゴ落ち【カゴおちKAGOochi】かご落ち【かごおちkagoochi】: expression / noun:
leaving an online shopping session without purchasing the goods in the cart - IT term
ブレグジットBUREGUJITTO・ブレクジットBUREKUJITTO・ブレクシットBUREKUSHITTO: noun:
Brexit; withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union
言い損ない【いいそこないiisokonai】言いそこない・言損ない: noun:
slip of the tongue; verbal mistake; using the wrong words; misstatement; gaffe ➜ 言い損なう
締結^★【ていけつteiketsu】 Inflection: noun / ~する noun:
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty)
fastening (as in a joint); 幾多ikuta のno 紆余曲折を経てuyokyokusetsuwohete 条約jouyaku はha締結teiketsuされるsareru にni 至ったitatta。 The treaty has been concluded after many twists and turns.
ひとときhitotoki^☆《一時・ひと時》いっときittoki《一時》: temporal noun / adverbial noun:
moment; a (short) time; a while
former times ［ひととき］
two-hour period - archaism; 彼女kanojo はha 彼らkarera とto 楽しいtanoshiiひとときhitotokiをwo 過ごしたsugoshita。 She had a happy time with them.
ほのぼのhonobono《仄々・仄仄》 Inflection: ~と adverb / ~する noun:
dimly; faintly; with a faint light
warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner - esp. とした
送り狼【おくりおおかみokuriookami】: noun:
"gentleman" who escorts a woman home, only to make a pass at her
奉幣【ほうへいhouhei・ほうべいhoubei】 Inflection: noun / ~する noun:
offering a wand with hemp and paper streamers to a Shinto god
湯屋【ゆやyuya】斎屋: noun:
public bathhouse
building with a bath (esp. in a shrine or temple)
桃割れ【ももわれmomoware】: noun:
hairstyle of Meiji and Taisho era, featuring a bun resembling a halved peach
見付【みつけmitsuke】見附・見付け^irr.・見附け^irr.: noun:
approach (to a castle gate)
front of a structural member ➜ 見込み【みこみ】
ああ言えばこう言う【ああいえばこういうaaiebakouiu】: expression:
to have a comeback (i.e. a reason, or rationalization) for every remark - idiom
バチ環【バチかんBACHIkan】バチカンBACHIKAN: noun:
clasp or ring for attaching a pendant to a chain
寄せ箸【よせばしyosebashi】: noun:
drawing a dish towards oneself using one's chopsticks (a breach of etiquette)
罪体【ざいたいzaitai】: noun:
corpus delicti (concrete evidence of a crime, e.g. a bullet-riddled body)
口細【くちぼそkuchiboso】: noun:
having a small mouth; eating only a little - female language
topmouth gudgeon (Pseudorasbora parva) ➜ 持子
barracuda ➜ 梭魚
磐座【いわくらiwakura】岩座: noun:
dwelling place of a god (usu. in reference to a large rock) - archaism
名詞法【めいしほうmeishihou】: noun:
use of a verb or adjective conjugation (esp. ren'yōkei) as a noun ➜ 連用形
多宝塔【たほうとうtahoutou】: noun:
two-storied pagoda (with a square base, pent roof and a round top) ➜ 裳階
どっこいしょdokkoisho: interjection:
heigh-hoh; heave-ho ➜ どっこい
used as a meaningless word in a song for rhythm ➜ どっこい

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