noun:

• string tied across the open chest of a haori

expression:

• forming a crowd; ganging up on; joining forces against

noun:

• stinger (of a bee, etc.)
• needle covered with poison - only どくばり

noun / ~する noun:

• completing the path to becoming a Buddha (by attaining enlightenment)

noun:

• parison (first small bubble at the end of a blowpipe)

expression:

• dexterous feat; speed and precision of a trained hand

interjection:

• phrase shouted by a referee when both rikishi have stopped moving - Sumo term

noun:

• coloured curtains hanging from the eaves of a Buddhist temple

expression:

• a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour) - proverb

noun / ~する noun:

• studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)

adverb:

• with a single flash of light; glitteringly; sparklingly; twinklingly - onomatopoeia

noun:

• championship; defense (e.g. of a position in debate); apologetics

noun:

• verb formed by adding "suru" to a noun ➜ 為る

noun:

• area where a string of nuclear power plants are located - four character idiom

noun:

• (software) patch; updater (to correct a program flaw) - IT term

noun:

• eye of a needle
• hole ［針孔］ - dialectal ➜ 穴【あな】

noun:

• one run of a television series - From English "one cours" ➜ クール

noun:

• two runs of a television series - From English "two cours" ➜ クール

noun:

• the sound of one hand clapping (a classic Zen koan) ➜ 公案

adverb / ~する noun:

• having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly - often きりっとした - onomatopoeia ➜ きりり

noun:

• creole (pidgin that has become a mother tongue)

noun:

• string of a crown (to prevent it from falling off)

noun:

• slender rope that goes through the hole in a coin

noun:

• druse; globular calcium oxalate crystals, often lining a rock cavity - Geology term

noun:

• reader numbers; number of subscribers (e.g. to a magazine)