noun:

• junior Shinto priest - Shintō term ➜ 宮司・禰宜・神主
• Shinto priest; generic title for a member of the Shinto priesthood - polite language - obscure term - Shintō term

noun:

• doublebar goatfish (Parupeneus trifasciatus, was Parupeneus bifasciatus); Indian Ocean member of the Parupeneus trifasciatus complex

noun:

• O-Bon; Bon Festival; Lantern Festival; Festival of the Dead ➜ 盆【ぼん】
• tray ➜ 盆【ぼん】

noun:

• chocolate-vine (Akebia quinata); fiveleaf; fiveleaf akebia
• fruit of the akebia - Food term

expression:

• for mercy's sake; for the love of God; for goodness' sake

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be ready to cry; to be on the point of tears ➜ べそをかく

noun:

• type Japanese folkloric monster (yokai), thought to be a trio of weasels who appear in a whirlwind to cut their victim
• cut caused by whirlwind

noun:

• between (e.g. two people); face to face
• hindrance; impediment
• arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music - usually written using kana alone - Music term

prefix:

• prefix used for stress or emphasis

counter:

• counter for traditional dance songs

expression / noun:

• having no outstanding characteristics; all seeming about the same; bragging competition concerning matters of little importance; pissing contest; height comparison among acorns [literal] - idiom

expression / adjective:

• taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration; effectively not existing as an option

noun:

• ridge of earth between rice fields
• ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel
• footpath between rice fields; causeway - abbreviation ➜ 畦道

godan ~る verb:

• to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point

noun:

• stream (in a Japanese garden); narrow stream flowing through a traditional garden (esp. in a Heian period villa) ➜ 寝殿造り
• watering (potted plants, bonsai, etc.)

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something - esp. 極める, 窮める
• to investigate thoroughly; to master - esp. 究める

noun:

• dark figure (esp. of crime); dark number; hidden figure; difference between the actual and reported figure

noun:

• missed-program webcast; webcast of a serialized TV show (after the TV broadcast); catch-up TV

noun:

• large sketchbook used during TV filming to notify the cast of special stage direction, relay messages, etc.; cue card - abbreviation ➜ カンニングペーパー
• crib sheet; cheat sheet - abbreviation ➜ カンニングペーパー

noun:

• sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them
• poking someone's eyes during a fight to blind them

noun / ~する noun:

• happy family circle; sitting in a family circle and enjoying conversation; harmony in a family - four character idiom

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)

noun / ~する noun:

• being postponed; being shelved; being put on hold - idiom
• putting in storage; thing put in storage - lit. meaning

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to be ready to cry; to be on the point of tears

noun:

• real world; outside world (e.g. the world outside of school)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to perform anal sex; to bugger; to sodomize; to sodomise - colloquialism - vulgar ➜ お釜を掘る
• to crash one's car into the back of another

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

• to balance; to counterpoise
• to remain unchanged
• to share (e.g. the expense); to bear (part of)