noun:

• downstage left (in noh), where the secondary actor is often seated ➜ 脇【わき】

noun:

• Forgive me for dispensing with the preliminaries, but I hasten to inform you that... - opening formula of a brief letter

noun:

• Acanthopanax sciadophylloides (species of flowering plant related to the aralias)

noun:

• lock; tuft; tassel; feathers (i.e. fringe of hair on the legs); feathering; penicil

noun:

• mushroom that springs up in the morning and withers by night; "something short-lived" [figurative] - archaism

noun:

• starting the new school year from autumn (instead of spring); autumnal admission; fall matriculation

noun / ~する noun:

• sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class) - Kansai dialect ➜ 体育座り

noun:

• Pantherinae; subfamily of Felidae which contains the genera Panthera, Uncia and Neofelis

noun:

• sake lees with black or brown specks (from oxidation enzymes produced by the yeast) ➜ 酒かす

noun / ~する noun:

• tiger's howling
• "being out and active in the world (of a hero, etc.)" [figurative]

noun:

• economic downturn precipitated by the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy in 2008 - From English "Lehman Shock"

expression / noun:

• a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon

noun:

• blessing of man; winning with a discard in the first turn - Mahjong term - From Chinese

noun:

• blessing of earth; winning with a self-drawn tile in the first turn - Mahjong term - From Chinese

noun:

• 17C male hairstyle (shaved forehead, chignon, sideburns thinned to the size of a thread)

noun:

• PRISM; mass electronic surveillance program operated by the United States National Security Agency

noun:

• group dating; gathering for young people to socialize with the opposite sex ➜ コンパ

noun:

• cash gift from local government to the elderly (often on 77th and 88th birthdays)

noun:

• sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class) ➜ 体育座り【たいいくずわり】

noun:

• snakeberry (Maianthemum dilatatum); two-leaved Solomon's seal; false lily of the valley

noun:

• woven mat tied around a plant to prevent damage from the weight of snow

noun:

• young men and women who frequented Miyuki Street, Ginza, in the summer of 1964

noun / ~する noun:

• cutting off the edges (printing, sewing, cooking, etc.)

noun:

• snippets; trimmings; cuttings

expression:

• two people arguing and not letting the other express their opinions - idiom

noun:

• Quanrong; ethnic group from northwest of China during the Zhou dynasty (1046-221 BCE)