(bar of) sweet-potato paste
mizuna (Brassica rapa var. nipposinica); potherb mustard
entertainment; amusement; fun
opposition party; political opposition; opposition
central black dot on a go board; Tengen era (978.11.29-983.4.15)
after pleasure comes pain; there is no pleasure without pain; there is no rose without a thorn; take the good with the bad
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
spear squid (Loligo bleekeri)
identity fraud; forgery (e.g. of email); spoofing; masquerade (esp. for evil purposes)
to pierce something all the way through (with a lance, arrow, etc.)
cartilage; nankotsu; (dish of) gristle (usu. of chicken, deep-fried)
bathwater with iris petals
futomaki; thick roll of makizushi; rolling something thickly; something rolled thickly (a cigar, etc.)
flowering crab apple (Malus halliana); Kaido crab apple (Malus micromalus); Chinese flowering apple (Malus spectabilis); Siberian crab apple (Malus baccata); aronia (flower)
It's a piece of cake; It's a simple task; It's a cinch
same country; same province; the (said) country
late ejaculation; impotence
laugh and grow fat; (lit.) good fortune and happiness will come to the home of those who smile
kabosu (type of citrus fruit) (Citrus sphaerocarpa)
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
bad things happen to those who attempt things; (lit.) if a dog walks they will hit a stick; good luck may come unexpectedly
variation; variant pattern
to trace back to (the origins of something)
one dance; one game (e.g. of shogi)
minor cosmetic surgery; nip and tuck
style of classical Japanese swordsmanship involving use of two swords
to disappear; to cause to disappear; to get rid of; (of time) to pass; to while away
to turn over a new leaf; to reform (oneself)
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
big match; big game; important match; important game
(arch.) being unable to see the (harvest) moon because of rain; fifth lunar month
luck in competitions; luck in gambling
to make hand-rolled sushi
daruma otoshi; toy consisting of vertically stacked wooden blocks that must be knocked away without letting the daruma doll on top fall to the ground