noun:

• menu board (small blackboard on which the specials of the day, etc., are written)

~する noun:

• blowing air into a dive mask through the nose to clear out the water - From English "mask clear" ➜ マスクブロー

noun:

• regional official responsible for rice storage (under the Yamato court) - archaism
• Inagi (lowest of the eight hereditary titles) ➜ 八色の姓

expression:

• the last drop makes the cup run over; too much of a good thing; less is more - proverb

noun:

• Acanthuroidei (suborder of the order Perciformes, containing the families Acanthuridae, Ephippidae, Luvaridae, Scatophagidae, Siganidae, and Zanclidae)

noun:

• official during the ritsuryo period who was allowed to use the state-provided stables and horses - archaism

noun:

• everyday robes worn by males of the imperial family, nobility, etc. (from the Heian period onward)

noun:

• covered bridge passageway connecting the backstage (mirror room) to the noh stage

noun:

• shooting from the hip
• starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation) - idiom

noun:

• bedding; bed - archaism ➜ 枕席

noun / ~する noun:

• to sleep together in the same bed - archaism
• to sleep together using each other's bodies as pillow - archaism
• to sleep together using books as a pillow - archaism

expression:

• one man's meat is another man's poison; one man's medicine is another man's poison

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

• to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium
• to suit; to go well together; to be a good match

noun:

• simultaneously running for a seat in a single-member constituency and a seat in a proportionally representated constituency

expression:

• if it does not exist; if it is not there; if it is not ... ➜ 無い【ない】

suffix:

• unless one ...; if one does not ... ➜ ない

noun:

• lucky person; someone who made a lot of money (e.g. gambling or on the stock market)
• skilled batter; batter on a hot streak - Baseball term
• accident faker; someone who jumps in front of cars on purpose to extort money
• barbershop

godan ~つ verb / intransitive verb:

• to stand in a line; to stand in a row
• to be equal

godan ~す verb / intransitive verb:

• to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people

noun / ~の noun:

• district; region; area; locality
• the country; countryside; the provinces; rural area Antonym: 中央【ちゅうおう】

noun:

• foundation; base; basis

adverb:

• from the beginning; from the outset; by nature - often in negative contexts ➜ 元々

noun:

• western part; the west (of a region)
• the West (United States)

noun / ~する noun:

• escaping the summer heat; going somewhere cooler during the summer; summering

noun:

• spine; line of the backbone
• seam down the back (of clothing)

noun / ~する noun:

• leaning to the right
• turning rightist; being on the (political) right ➜ 左傾

noun:

• journey; trip; travels

noun / adverbial noun:

• during the journey; on the way; while travelling

noun:

• lining a kimono with the same material as the kimono itself