noun:

• luggage trunk for wrestlers and referees; wicker basket for a wrestler's belt, apron, etc. - Sumo term

noun:

• collision; bumping into
• head-to-head training; drill consisting of pushing and being pushed; battering practice - abbreviation - Sumo term ➜ ぶつかり稽古

noun / adjectival noun:

• being faithful to one's principles; being of firm purpose and deep commitment; constancy; true blue - four character idiom

noun:

• type of lettering consisting of thick vertical and horizontal lines which is often used in seals

noun:

• Lolita fashion; fashion style characterized by frilly dresses, knee socks and bonnets - From English

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• keeping calm and collected at times of disappoinment; maintaining a serene state of mind in adversity - archaism - four character idiom

noun:

• San-you region of western Honshu (incl. Okayama, Hiroshima, southern Yamaguchi and sometimes western Hyogo prefectures)

noun:

• dance performance held in April by geisha and maiko in Kyoto's Gion district

noun:

• frizz; short tufts springing up from hair surface here and there; kink; idiot hair

noun:

• bronze currency of ancient China (some pieces shaped like spades and others like opened straight razors)

noun:

• river in which worshippers wash their hands (and rinse their mouth) prior to entering a shrine

noun:

• full interchange (an interchange that has exits and entrances in both directions)

noun:

• Desert monitor (Varanus griseus, species of carnivorous monitor lizard found in North Africa and western Asia)

noun:

• juvenile Japanese sea perch (usu. 2-3 years in age and 40-60 cm in length) ➜ 鱸

noun:

• pre-ritsuryo official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces - archaism ➜ 律令制・総領

noun:

• female cook; kitchenmaid
• woman who served both as a waitress and a prostitute in Osaka teahouses - archaism

noun:

• var. of fresh Japanese sweet made of white bean paste, egg yolk, sugar and rice granules

noun:

• liquid gold (used for applying gold to ceramics, etc.)
• Wednesday and Friday ［すいきん］ ➜ 月水金【げっすいきん】
• bribe; sweetener; douceur

noun:

• black-lacquered cowhide boots with curved toes, metal buckles, and brocade tops (worn with ceremonial dress)

expression / adjective:

• all bark and no bite; unable to live up to one's claims

noun:

• pure double chow; winning hand containing two identical chows (i.e. same numbers and same suit) - Mahjong term ➜ 一盃口【イーペーコー】

noun:

• Vocaloid; singing voice synthesis software and related products, or a humanoid persona voiced by such software

noun:

• horse oil; extract of horse subcutaneous fat, used in cosmetics and traditional medicine

noun:

• adjectival noun (Japanese); quasi-adjective; nominal adjective; na-, taru-, nari- and tari-adjective - Linguistics term

noun:

• three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito) ➜ 三家【さんけ】
• big three; top three