noun:

• lamps lit at night in spring

noun:

• pent roof built atop the stairs of a shrine or a building in a classic aristocratic villa ➜ 寝殿造り・向拝

noun:

• style of polite speech in Japanese (with sentences ending in "desu" and verbs ending in "masu")

noun:

• entrance exam for a university giving preference to persons who excel in one special field (skill); one-talent oriented entrance examination - four character idiom

noun:

• confection of sweetened beans wrapped in wheat-flour dough (in the shape of a sword guard)

noun / ~する noun:

• increase in the number of vehicles, trains, etc.; increase in runs (bus, etc.) ➜ 減車

noun:

• Showa-era stage show in which a woman would stand half-naked in a frame (resembling a Western-style painting)

noun:

• roasted or deep-fried fish or meat, marinated in a spicy sauce

noun:

• picture drawn in fun

noun:

• change in the law; legal reform

noun:

• instrument used in tea ceremony

noun:

• drawing or writing in pencil

noun:

• being absorbed in reading - four character idiom

noun:

• cake wrapped in bamboo leaves

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to draw in; to attract

noun:

• buy in advance

noun / ~する noun:

• (things) being complete, tranquil, and in harmony - four character idiom

noun:

• increase in profit; increase in profitability; augmentation of earnings; revenue management

noun:

• dish of potatoes first boiled, then spun around while fried in a bowl (making them look as if covered in powder) - Food term

noun:

• Buddhist image in the open

noun:

• one-sided wait for the end tile of a three-in-a-row which will finish one's hand (i.e. for a 3 while holding 1-2, or for a 7 while holding 8-9) - Mahjong term - From Chinese ➜ 辺張待ち【ペンチャンまち】

godan ~る verb:

• to gather in large groups

noun / ~の noun:

• sowing in spring

noun:

• sit-in

noun:

• Buddhist image in the open ➜ 濡れ仏