noun:

• Onmyōdō; way of Yin and Yang; occult divination system based on the Taoist theory of the five elements

adjectival noun / noun / ~の noun:

• bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump; out of form

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• reconciliation; amicable settlement; accommodation; compromise; mediation; rapprochement
• court-mediated settlement ［わかい］ - Law term
• translation of a foreign language into Japanese - archaism

noun:

• inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste
• distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability

noun:

• kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature
• excellent swimmer ［かっぱ］
• cucumber ［かっぱ］ ➜ 胡瓜
• rolled sushi containing a stick of cucumber ［かっぱ］ - abbreviation ➜ 河童巻き

noun:

• the 36 (ancient Chinese military) strategies (of which the last resort was said to be beating a retreat) - four character idiom

noun:

• Japanese scull (oar attached to the rear of the boat by a traditional peg-in-hole oarlock)

noun:

• outdoor bench (placed under the eaves of a house and used for cooling off during the summer)

noun:

• dammed lake (formed by natural damming of a river, esp. by landslide, volcanic eruption, etc.)

noun:

• charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; great beauty; (so beautiful that) the moon hides and flowers are abashed [literal] - four character idiom

noun:

• "winner" of a meal paid for by dutch treat (i.e. the person who eats the most) - slang ➜ 割り勘負け

noun:

• "loser" of a meal paid for by dutch treat (i.e. the person who eats the least) - slang ➜ 割り勘勝ち

noun / ~する noun:

• breathing in (of a foreign body, food, etc.); pulmonary aspiration; mis-swallowing; swallowing down the wrong pipe - Medicine term

noun:

• cap cloud (cloud shaped like an Asian bamboo hat that forms at the peak of a tall mountain)

noun:

• fruit of a cactus in genus Opuntia (incl. prickly pears and cholla); cactus pear

expression:

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

ichidan verb:

• to take off something (e.g. a pair of shoes) and leave them neatly aligned side by side

noun:

• Pseudocarchariidae; family whose only member is a species of mackerel shark known as the crocodile shark

noun:

• object or shape that symbolizes the vow of a buddha or bodhisattva to save all life - Buddhism term

noun:

• monk who attends to the principal image of a temple
• Buddhist monk serving at an attached Shinto shrine

noun:

• monk who attends to the principal image of a temple - abbreviation ➜ 供奉僧
• Buddhist monk serving at an attached Shinto shrine

noun:

• folk song from the Tsugaru region of Aomori Prefecture (used as a Bon Festival dance song)

noun:

• meaningless or stupid turn of phrase that at first glance resembles a wise saying; silly saying; nonsensical proverb - pun on 名言 - humorous term ➜ 名言

adjectival noun:

• comprador-like; being an underling to a foreign company to the detriment of one's own country

noun:

• half watch ashore; port and starboard liberty; shore leave for half of a ship's crew at once