noun:

• capstone in a cist (archaeology); dolmen burial chamber

noun:

• siren (in Greek mythology) - セイレーネス is plural - From Greek "seiren" or Greek "seirenos"

noun:

• western side house (in traditional palatial-style architecture) ➜ 寝殿造

noun:

• latticed shutters (in traditional Japanese and Chinese architecture) - Architecture term

noun:

• jobs available section (e.g. in a newspaper)

noun:

• bucket used for cleaning oneself in a bathhouse

noun:

• low class prostitute in Yoshiwara (Edo period)

noun:

• female narrator in a silent movie theatre

noun:

• pavilion for weapons storage (in Heian Palace) ➜ 十七殿

expression:

• a long time ago; in those days

noun:

• true Tokyoite; person born and raised in Edo ➜ 江戸っ子

noun:

• public bath located in a city or town

noun:

• tidal flat; ebb tide beach (esp. in spring)

noun / ~する noun:

• putting in an appearance; showing one's face - archaism ➜ 顔出し

noun:

• arched beam used in shrine and temple construction

noun:

• caravan (e.g. of Hui Muslims in China) - obscure term

noun:

• upper parterre (e.g. in a kabuki theatre)

noun:

• second verse (in a linked series of poems)

noun:

• mobilization of labor services (e.g. in wartime)

adverb / ~する noun:

• solitarily; in a lonely fashion; all alone; by oneself - onomatopoeia

noun:

• Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe; CFE

noun:

• bear's palm (meat treasured in Ancient China)

noun:

• sweet potato variety (often used in shochu brewing)

noun:

• Sanuki accent, used in northern Shikoku

noun:

• final color (e.g. in auto paint shop)