noun:

• the nature of plants to grow down and root; geotropism

noun:

• telephone made from two cans and a piece of string

noun:

• long-life celebrations, particularly the 61st, 77th and 88th birthdays

noun:

• the 5 Confucian virtues (benevolence, justice, courtesy, wisdom, and sincerity)

noun:

• useless; waste of time and effort; pointless; vain efforts

noun:

• couple with older man and younger woman; May-December romance

noun / ~する noun:

• assistance; backing; support
• aiding and abetting (a crime); abetment - Law term

noun:

• numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles

noun:

• pungent vegetables (e.g. garlic or Chinese chives) and wine - Buddhism term

noun / ~する noun:

• defacement; abrasion; wear and tear; crushing of a nerve

noun:

• flowers and incense (given as a Buddhist offering)

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

• bulky and heavy; massive; solid; weighty; substantial - onomatopoeia
• dignified; imposing; composed - onomatopoeia

~と adverb / ~する noun / adjectival noun / ~の noun:

• soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato) - onomatopoeia

~と adverb / ~する noun:

• absent-mindedly - onomatopoeia

noun:

• red paper restaurant lantern - Food term
• cheap eating and drinking place

noun:

• fish served whole (complete with head and tail)

noun:

• luck, steadfastness and patience (the three keys to achieving success)

noun:

• first proponent; initiator and advocate (e.g. of a theory)

noun:

• the Seven Misfortunes and Eight Pains - four character idiom - Buddhism term
• a series of disasters

noun:

• fire lit at a gate for funerals, weddings and Obon

noun / ~する noun:

• loading and unloading

noun:

• mud and tile wall topped with tiles

noun / ~する noun:

• (of a couple) fighting and splitting up

noun:

• red and white candy stick sold at children's festivals

noun:

• rice seasoned and cooked with various ingredients

noun:

• background chatter on a soundtrack
• extra (actor)
• (and) many others ➜ その他大勢