noun:

• thin green spring onion shoots (esp. minced as a condiment) - Food term

noun:

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

noun:

• playing doctor; children examining each other's genitals (often as a role play)

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:

• short, padded coat that covers someone and a baby on their back - abbreviation ➜ ねんねこ半纏

noun / ~する noun:

• sleeping; sleep - orig. meaning - children's language

noun:

• blind official who specialized as a musician, masseur or acupuncturist (abolished in 1871) - archaism

noun:

• land given to someone who has rendered a distinguished service (ritsuryo system)

noun:

• flowers and water offered to Buddha - Buddhism term
• irrigation of a rice field during flowering

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

interjection:

• hey; cheers; used by young people when drinking or as a greeting

noun:

• providing bank services on a Sunday (esp. ATM access) - From English "Sunday banking"

noun:

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

noun:

• lighted lamp (or candle, etc.) provided as a religious offering; votive light ➜ 御明かし【みあかし】

noun:

• long sleeper; person who needs a lot of sleep

expression:

• there's but a fine line between genius and insanity - proverb

noun:

• sastrugi; parallel wave-like ridges formed on a snow surface by the wind

expression:

• nature itself is a good mother; even without parents, children grow up [literal] - proverb

noun:

• interpenetration of spirit between the poet and nature in a haiku

noun:

• nutmeg (soccer); hitting a ball through the legs (e.g. in tennis) - slang - Sports term

noun:

• treating a metal surface to make it look worn and aged; antique finish

~の noun:

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

noun:

• rest; recess; respite
• vacation; holiday; absence; suspension
• dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)

noun / ~する noun:

• regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on