noun:

• epigraph on a stone monument; ancient inscriptions on monuments

noun:

• light rain; rain falling at a time of sadness

noun / ~の noun:

• (of a) poisonous nature; maliciousness; poisonous air

noun:

• inner mysteries (of a field of study); secrets

noun:

• eve of the anniversary of a person's death

godan ~く verb:

• to strum; to pluck the strings (of a guitar)

noun:

• high priest; respectful form of address to a priest

noun / ~する noun:

• long silence; not making contact for a long time

noun:

• territorial island; island regarded as attached to a country

adjectival noun / noun:

• being bored; being at a loose end

noun:

• short gaff; hand gaff; hook on a wooden handle

noun:

• making materials in a library available in open stacks

noun:

• (lineup of authors engaged in a) war of words

noun:

• poem or writings added to a picture or painting

noun:

• preventing a ship from passing or from leaving port

noun:

• leader of a rebel army or band of rebels

noun:

• lowly people (esp. as a caste); humble people

noun:

• mood of a poem; poet's mood when writing

noun:

• base fare for a bus or train or taxi

noun:

• color of a flower (colour)
• light indigo; light blue

noun:

• elitism; idea of being part of a chosen people ➜ 選民

godan ~す verb:

• to neglect to make an entry in a ledger

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to nibble at
• to have a smattering of knowledge

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to cough violently; to have a coughing fit

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to oil (e.g. a frying pan); to grease ➜ 油をさす