noun:

• shrew (any rodent of family Soricidae, esp. those of genus Sorex)

noun:

• exposed skin between top of knee-high socks and hemline of skirt - manga slang

noun:

• head monk in charge of the administrative section of a zendo (Zen) - Buddhism term ➜ 禅堂

noun:

• anthropological argument (one of Descartes' ontological arguments for the existence of God)

noun:

• slip-guard (on one side of the body of a shamisen) ➜ 胴掛け

noun:

• Sancho Sect (of the Fuji School of Nichiren Buddhism; 1661-1673 CE) ➜ 富士派

noun:

• mat (made of pieces of split bamboo or reeds tied together)

noun:

• noro; member of a hereditary caste of female mediums in Okinawa

expression:

• precipitous cliff of great height, metaphor for absolute nature of Buddhist truth - idiom - Buddhism term ➜ 壁立・千仞

noun:

• executive council (usu. of a party); board of governors; general affairs committee

noun:

• squeaker (upside-down catfish of family Mochokidae, esp. members of genus Synodontis) - From Latin "Synodontis"

noun:

• act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross

noun:

• restrictions on the use of colors by ranks of Heian era courtiers - archaism ➜ 許し色・黄丹

noun:

• sweet potato (any of a number of different cultivars with red skin)

suffix:

• care of; at the household of (when addressing letter, etc.); c-o

noun:

• abomasum (fourth compartment of the stomach of a ruminant); maw; rennet-bag

noun:

• grounds of a Shinto shrine
• enchanted land; abode of immortals and gods

noun / ~の noun:

• having no income

noun:

• state of nonattachment; lack of attachment; not seeking anything - Buddhism term

noun:

• dish of spicy boiled pork, usu. served with slices of cucumber - Food term - From Chinese "yún bái ròu"

noun:

• jatropha (member of a genus of flowering plants in the spurge family)

noun:

• unlicensed nursery; daycare services offered outside of the scope of traditional nurseries

noun / ~する noun:

• show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something) - four character idiom

noun:

• clever use of words to advance an argument; tricky manipulation of law

noun:

• head (chief, director) of a section or department
• head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team ➜ 倶楽部

adverbial noun / noun:

• avenue; street; way; road
• coming and going; street traffic
• flow (of water, air, etc.)
• transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
• fame; reputation; popularity
• the same status or way; as (e.g. as expected, as I said)
• understanding; comprehension

counter:

• counter for sets of things; counter for methods, ways, types