noun:

• hall of offerings (at a shrine)

noun:

• self-introduction (of a character in noh theatre) ➜ 名乗り

noun:

• soft rice (cooked in a pot) - archaism ➜ 強飯

noun:

• tail (of a traditional Japanese cap)
• chinstrap

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to start an act (of a play); to have curtains open; to have an (event, period of history, etc.) start ➜ 幕を閉じる

noun:

• triptan (any one of a family of drugs used to treat severe headaches)

noun:

• sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve ➜ 袂を分かつ
• vicinity (esp. of a bridge)
• foot of a mountain; base of a mountain

noun:

• reception hall (in a temple or palace)

noun:

• Little's disease (i.e. spastic diplegia, a form of cerebral palsy)

noun:

• pool (in a river)

noun:

• shaku (flat wooden or ivory baton carried in the right hand when in ceremonial imperial or Shinto garb)

noun:

• Okinawa soba (thick noodles served in a pork soup)

noun:

• the last train or bus (of a day)

noun:

• Rip van Winkle effect (for a woman); feeling that everything has changed once one comes back to Japan (for a woman)

noun / ~する noun:

• marrying (of a monk) - Buddhism term
• returning to secular life (of a monk) - Buddhism term

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to bend (a piece of wood, etc.); to bow

noun:

• early stages (of a game); opening phase

noun:

• well-chosen gifts (with a positive message) - From English "communications goods"

noun:

• secondary mirror (in a reflecting telescope)

noun:

• (in a) preaching tone - four character idiom

ichidan verb:

• to be used to calling (someone by a certain name)

noun / ~する noun:

• colouring (a drawing); coloring

noun:

• inflorescence of shiso (used as a sashimi garnish) ➜ 紫蘇

noun / ~する noun:

• first ride (in a new vehicle, in the new year, etc.)

noun:

• base-fare zone; starting fare; base fare

noun:

• leopon (offspring born of a male leopard and a female lion)