noun:

• laws established by daimyo applicable only in their own domain (during the Warring States period) ➜ 戦国大名

noun:

• aural highlight of a noh play in which the main actor dances ➜ 曲【くせ】・仕手

noun:

• pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure ➜ 島田【しまだ】

noun:

• moon, snow and flowers; beauty of the four seasons (from a poem by Bai Juyi) ➜ 雪月花

noun:

• koto erected in one's yard as decoration during the Festival to Plead for Skills - archaism ➜ 乞巧奠

noun:

• bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo, species of hammerhead shark found in the Western Hemisphere) ➜ 団扇撞木鮫【ウチワシュモクザメ】

noun:

• traditional Japanese paper made from the fibre of plant species Diplomorpha sikokiana (high quality, glossy) ➜ 雁皮紙

noun:

• literary style from the Heian era onwards, often mainly in kana and written by women

noun:

• platform in front of a temple's principal image, from which the officiating monk chants - Buddhism term

noun:

• sitting between the host and guest of honour at a drinking party (honor); companion

noun:

• fine monk's robes worn by members of the imperial household, nobility, councilors (councillors), etc.

noun:

• jewellery worn at the neck or collar of Western clothing (brooch, necklace, choker, etc.)
• necktie ➜ ネクタイ

expression:

• talking so fast that even a four-horse coach cannot catch up to the words

noun:

• type of circular or square earth building built from the 12th century in Fujian, China

noun:

• type of circular or square earth building built from the 12th century in Fujian, China ➜ 福建土楼【ふっけんどろう】

noun:

• game similar to rock, paper, scissors, with the hand gestures fox, hunter and village headman

noun:

• flamberge; sword with undulations in the blade - From French or German

noun:

• court noble; nobility ➜ 公家【くげ】
• three lords and nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government) ［こうけい］

noun:

• paper-covered frame put over a hearth or brazier to make the fire last longer

noun:

• young woman who uses the first person pronoun "boku" - manga slang ➜ オレっ娘

noun:

• growing older
• aging ceremony (on New Year's Eve or the last night of winter)

noun:

• iyamisu; mystery fiction subgenre dealing with grisly episodes and the dark side of human nature - from イヤな汗 and ミステリー ➜ 嫌【いや】

expression / godan ~す verb:

• what a hoot!; joke of the century!; one's navel boils water [literal] - idiom ➜ へそで茶を沸かす【へそでちゃをわかす】

noun:

• new release of a song by the original artist or composer - From English "self cover"

noun:

• getting big laughs just from appearing on the stage (or screen, etc.) ➜ 落ち