counter:

• counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles ➜ 両【りょう】

noun / ~する noun:

• giving up children for adoption or apprenticeship, etc. (out of poverty); reducing the number of mouths [literal]

expression:

• for this once only

noun:

• food for thought

noun / ~する noun:

• closing, either for the day or permanently (e.g. theme park, botanical garden, etc.) - used for ~園 Antonym: 開園

noun:

• waiting for key-in - IT term

noun:

• room for zazen meditation; room for Buddhist practices ➜ 座禅
• Zen monk's quarters
• head priest (of a Zen temple)

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to be a match for; to rival; to be equal to

noun:

• straw post for training sword strikes, karate punches and arrow hits

noun:

• pre-ritsuryo official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces - archaism ➜ 律令制・総領

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to love one's child too much for their own good; to love one's daughter so much as to make her a nun [literal] - obscure term

noun:

• reward or prize for perfect attendance

noun:

• altar, stand or table for burning incense

noun:

• Western style residences built mostly for early foreign settlers during the end of the Shogunate and the Meiji era

noun:

• place of assemblage for the bold and ambitious

noun:

• medal for merit

suffix noun:

• time for -; time of -; - time; (suitable) time to - ➜ 食事時

noun / ~する noun:

• asking for instructions; consulting and obtaining approval

noun:

• inn used for clandestine encounters between lovers - archaism

noun:

• an utai (noh chant) piece for recitation
• accompanied singing in which the singing is emphasized over the instrumental part (emphasised)

noun:

• shares available for subscription; share for subscription

noun:

• selling something for cheap (e.g. books); selling at a loss; dumping ➜ 投げ売り・ぞっき本

noun:

• corrective lenses for myopia

noun:

• pail-like wooden container typically lacquered in Japanese style, used for holding and serving hot liquids

expression / adjective:

• to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with - idiom