noun:

• Akhal-Teke, a breed of horses originating in Turkmenistan

noun:

• intricately inscribed ancient bronze or iron mirror featuring a pair of firebirds - obscure term ➜ 鳳凰

adverb:

• gradually; by degrees - obscure term ➜ 段々・漸次
• the sight of a tall soaring rock - obscure term
• crying; weeping - obscure term

noun:

• leader of a crime syndicate's henchmen; young leading subordinate in yakuza group

noun:

• female medium who summons spirits by sounding the string of a catalpa bow ➜ 巫女【みこ】・口寄せ

noun:

• pent roof built atop the stairs of a shrine or temple

noun:

• monkey (esp. a gibbon)
• hand of the puppeteer (puppet theatre) ➜ 人形浄瑠璃
• menstrual period - slang
• kappa ➜ 河童

noun:

• outermost enclosure of a castle or fortress (including the town around it)

noun:

• snow remaining in the form of a mist after it has melted

noun:

• darling (only of a woman); dear; honey; my betrothed - archaism - familiar language
• one's sister - archaism
• friend - archaism - familiar language - female language

expression:

• hopelessly inaccurate; not even remotely close; can't hit the side of a barn - colloquialism

noun:

• attendant; best man (at a wedding); groomsman; maid of honor; bridesmaid

noun:

• groups of hiragana characters which are arranged to look like a face

expression / noun:

• formal complaint (regarding conduct of a criminal case); appeal for reconsideration; protest - Law term

noun:

• festival celebrating the (temporary) transfer of a shintai away from its main shrine - Shintō term ➜ 神体

noun:

• ruffian; scamp; hooligan
• out-of-work person; day laborer without a job ➜ 溢れ【あぶれ】

noun:

• urban mine; discarded items which can be used as a source of resources

noun:

• interference with a public servant in the execution of his or her duties - abbreviation ➜ 公務執行妨害罪

noun:

• long sleeper; person who needs a lot of sleep

~の noun:

• poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic - oft. a humble ref. to a gift

noun:

• first departure (of the day: train, bus, etc.); first train; first bus ➜ 終発
• departing one's home station (of a train, bus, etc.)

noun:

• classical form of i-adjective inflection (easily recognized by its attributive form ending in "ki" and predicative form ending in "shi")

noun:

• classical form of i-adjective inflection (easily recognized by its attributive form ending in "shiki" and predicative form ending in "shi")

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to loosen; to slacken Antonym: 締める
• to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relieve (tension)
• to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions); to loosen (control)
• to reduce (speed); to slow down; to ease up
• to make more gradual (of a slope)

noun:

• ume liqueur; Japanese plum brandy; unripe ume infused in liquor (esp. shochu) with added sugar ➜ 梅【うめ】