noun:

• yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe) ➜ 湯帷子

noun:

• cards with words or phrases written on them, used in Japanese karuta games ➜ 取り札

expression:

• phrase used to express the uncertainty or lack of intent in what precedes it

noun:

• hardy rubber tree (near-threatened species often used in Chinese medicine, Eucommia ulmoides) ➜ トチュウ科

noun:

• lusterleaf holly (Ilex latifolia)
• pattra (palmyra leaves used in Ancient India for writing upon) ➜ 貝多羅葉

noun:

• type of conical hat adorned with flowers (used in Japanese traditional performing arts); hanagasa

noun:

• low door used in bathhouses to prevent the hot water from cooling (Edo period)

noun:

• raigan (Omphalia lapidescens); parasitic fungus which grows on bamboo, used in Chinese medicine

counter:

• double; unit used in calculation of a hand's score - Mahjong term

noun:

• draining blood from a live fish (from above the gills and at the base of the tail) to keep it fresh ［いけじめ］
• fasting fish for several days to preserve flavour and quality (and reduce mortality during transport) - esp. いけしめ
• killing fish in a fishtank (immediately before cooking); fish killed in a fishtank - esp. いけしめ

ichidan verb:

• to get used to living in

noun:

• food tray (used in the food industry)

noun / ~する noun:

• being circumscribed by one's own words and actions

noun:

• index listing kanji by their Chinese and Japanese pronunciations

noun:

• vestments worn by priests and attendants (Shinto, Christian, etc.)

noun:

• baggy pants, worn by construction workers and juvenile delinquents - Kansai dialect ➜ ニッカーズボン

noun:

• downsizing by laying off part-time and temp. workers

noun:

• small okurigana used with kanbun
• small kana used for diphthongs (ya, yo, yu, i, etc.)

noun:

• Zen stick (used by a Zen priest to strike an inattentive Zazen sitter); warning stick (Rinzai Zen); encouragement stick (Soto Zen) - called けいさく in Rinzai Zen, きょうさく in Soto Zen - abbreviation ➜ 警覚策励・座禅
• horsewhip ［けいさく］

noun:

• pilaf topped with bechemal or other cheese-based sauce, then oven baked - named after the Doria family of Genoa - From Italian "Doria"
• casserole dish dedicated to the Doria family, often with green, white and red colours

noun:

• like-new item; used item in mint condition ➜ 新品

noun:

• new breed of humans (used to refer to the younger generation, who have different ideals and sensibilities)

noun:

• roadside land prices; price of land adjoining a major road, used to calculate inheritance and gift taxes

noun:

• writers and artists; persons who take delight in such refined pursuits as poetry, literature, painting and calligraphy - four character idiom

noun:

• poets and artists; persons who take delight in such refined pursuits as poetry, literature, painting, and calligraphy - four character idiom