落

to blow down (fruit)

formal paragraph (in opposition to a logical paragraph); paragraph as defined by its formal elements (e.g. line break and initial indentation)

ash tray; ash pit

moated settlement (Yayoi period)

Work of art, literature, music, etc. name

Ochikubo Monogatari; The Tale of Ochikubo (Heian period Cinderella story)

deciduous tall tree

Martial arts

body drop (judo); body throw

Sumo

twist down

Idiomatic expression

person who has lost something they used to rely on; a monkey fallen from the tree

village community

cannot understand; doesn't make sense; unconvincing; hard to swallow; doesn't ring true

three-part joke, where the first two parts are similar and mundane, while the third is the punchline (e.g. How do you get to my place? Go down to the corner, turn left, and get lost.); rule of three (in comedy writing)

to cease being possessed (by the spirit of a fox); to be released from the grasp of a fox; to be exorcised from a fox

Proverb

the autumn sun sets as quickly as a bucket dropping into a well

cutting off the edges (printing, sewing, cooking, etc.)

snippets; trimmings; cuttings

charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; (so beautiful that) fish stay on the bottom of water and flying wild geese fall from the sky in shame

Video games

falling-block puzzle game; Tetris-like game

In road surface marking

slow down; slow

to omit to say; to forget to mention; to leave unsaid

provokingly calm

feeling (looking) lone and helpless; helplessness of those in reduced circumstances

crash site (esp. aircraft)

debasement; corruption; degradation

wet fallen leaves

retired men who get underfoot at home