expression:

• bringing pungent vegetables or liquor inside the temple is prohibited - proverb - Buddhism term

noun:

• promise to repay a debt after achieving promotion or success

expression / noun:

• fishing, esp. using a net or trap; catching fish

noun:

• regular respondent to a periodical or radio program - slang

noun:

• atmosphere (esp. of a place or person); mood; vibe; ambience - colloquialism ➜ 雰囲気

noun:

• kite with a (kanji or kana) character written on it

noun:

• high-ranking noh actor ➜ 能太夫
• head of a school of noh performance
• high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period)
• jōruri narrator; manzai narrator ➜ 浄瑠璃・万歳【まんざい】
• female role actor in kabuki ➜ 女形
• low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine ➜ 御師
• lord steward (formerly the fifth court rank) ［太夫］

expression:

• the beauties of nature as the key poetic theme; the central theme in composing poetry (haiku) must be the beauties of nature and the harmony that exist between nature and man. (The slogan of the Hototogisu School of modern Japanese haiku) - four character idiom ➜ 花鳥風月

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to stand up; to put up; to set up; to erect; to raise - also written as 起てる
• to thrust into; to bury into; to dig into
• to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to raise (a cloud of dust, etc.); to cause
• to make; to establish; to set up; to develop; to formulate
• to put up (a political candidate); to make (one's leader)
• to treat with respect; to give (someone) their due; to make (someone) look good; to avoid embarrassing (someone)
• to sharpen; to make clear
• to shut; to close ➜ 閉てる
• to make tea (matcha); to perform the tea ceremony ➜ 点てる
• to divide by

suffix / ichidan verb:

• to do ... vigorously - after the -masu stem of a verb

adjective:

• wanted; wished for; in need of; desired ➜ 欲しがる

auxiliary adjective:

• I want (you) to - after the -te form of a verb - usually written using kana alone

noun:

• piece; slice; strip; scrap
• cloth - also written as 布, 裂
• sharpness

counter:

• counter for scraps, pieces, etc.

noun:

• pillar; post
• support; prop; mainstay

suffix / counter:

• counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.

adverb / ~と adverb:

• decisively; decidedly; boldly; once and for all; unreservedly; frankly - onomatopoeia
• precisely; exactly - onomatopoeia

counter:

• counter for tatami mats
• measure of room size (in mat units)

noun:

• fixed number; quorum (for an assembly)
• constant; invariable - Mathematics term ➜ 変数
• literal - IT term
• fate

noun / ~する noun:

• convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)

suffix noun:

• across; over; beyond; through; crossing
• throughout (a period of time); for

noun:

• (for) how many days ➜ 幾日も
• what day (of the month)

adverb:

• for the time being; at present ➜ 差し当たって

noun:

• hindrance - archaism ➜ 差し障り

noun:

• drift (of snow, leaves, etc.)
• hangout for social dropouts

noun:

• 1 SEG (Japanese terrestrial digital broadcasting service for mobile devices); 1seg

noun / ~する noun:

• distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation - From French "deformer"

noun:

• shop; store

counter:

• counter for foldable things such as maps, etc. ➜ 畳物

noun:

• inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio ➜ 七殿・五舎
• consort of the emperor

noun:

• notebook (for classroom use) - From English "sub-note"
• subnotebook; ultraportable (computer)