noun:

• something created (e.g. by the gods); creature

noun:

• affiliated company accounted for by the equity-method

noun:

• wrestler waiting his turn by the ring - Sumo term

noun:

• chanko restaurant, often owned by former sumo wrestler - Sumo, Food term

noun / ~する noun:

• purifying oneself (religiously) by abstaining from eating meat - four character idiom

expression / noun:

• one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself

noun / ~の noun:

• salvation by one's own efforts; self-reliance - four character idiom

noun:

• trouble caused by a slip of the tongue

noun:

• (articles) imported to Japan by early European traders - four character idiom

noun:

• underwater tunnel construction by sinking prefabricated box culverts

noun:

• impression given by a painting or image

noun:

• maser (microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation)

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• thereafter; after doing that; followed by

noun:

• worship by the emperor at a shrine - honorific language

noun:

• everyday garment worn by men in ancient Japan - archaism

noun / ~する noun:

• personal meeting (esp. used by females) ➜ お目にかかる

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to lead someone around by the nose

noun:

• The Pillow Book (by Sei Shonagon)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be betrayed by a trusted follower - idiom

noun:

• (time limit imposed by the) statute of limitations

pronoun:

• you (often used by a wife addressing her husband) - slang ➜ あんた

noun / ~の noun:

• iatrogenic (disease or condition caused by medical treatment)

noun:

• noh theater performed at night by a fire

adverb:

• by all means; no matter what; at any rate - colloquialism ➜ 如何しても

noun:

• fortress (surrounded by a wall, moat, etc.)