noun:

• ancient Japanese characters (regarded today as created at a much more recent date)

noun:

• palisade; stakes planted at irregular angles and intervals as a defensive barrier

noun / ~する noun:

• (endlessly) doting (on someone); (constantly) petting (somebody) as if they were a pet - idiom

noun:

• trehalose (used in foods as a sweetener, stabilizer and flavor enhancer) (stabiliser) (flavour)

noun:

• elegant appreciation of nature through artistic pursuits such as poetry, painting and calligraphy - four character idiom

noun:

• seirogan; beechwood extract popular as a herbal treatment for diarrhoea (diarrhea), etc.

noun:

• staggered terms (applied to corporate directors as a defensive measure against hostile takeovers)

expression:

• bearing no comparison with; not to be mentioned in the same breath as

noun:

• outline of a solitary fish (as seen through the water when fishing, etc.)

noun:

• 33 sacred places in the Kanto Region (which was previously known as Bandou) ➜ 三十三所

noun:

• hunting (of animals such as boar, deer, etc.)

noun:

• Test of English as a Foreign Language; TOEFL

noun:

• leaving on time (e.g. as opposed to paid or unpaid overtime)

noun:

• klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering) - Buddhism term ➜ 煩悩

noun:

• full house (esp. in card games such as poker)

noun:

• alcohol or sake drunk during the meal (as opposed to aperitifs, digestifs, etc.)

noun:

• thin green spring onion shoots (esp. minced as a condiment) - Food term

noun:

• playing doctor; children examining each other's genitals (often as a role play)

noun:

• middle-aged woman who looks very young for her age (as through "magic") ➜ 魔女

noun:

• blind official who specialized as a musician, masseur or acupuncturist (abolished in 1871) - archaism

noun:

• urban mine; discarded items which can be used as a source of resources

interjection:

• hey; cheers; used by young people when drinking or as a greeting

noun:

• lighted lamp (or candle, etc.) provided as a religious offering; votive light ➜ 御明かし【みあかし】

noun:

• teacher; master; doctor - honorific language

suffix:

• with names of teachers, etc. as an honorific - honorific language

noun:

• previous existence ［せんじょう］ - archaism ➜ 前生

noun / ~する noun:

• regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on