noun:

• clerical appearance; appearance of a priest - Buddhism term
• teachings of Buddha; condition of the universe at creation; in the pure land teachings, the name of Amitabha, or prayers to Amitabha; investiture of a Buddhist priest

particle:

• only; merely; nothing but; no more than
• approximately; about
• just (finished, etc.) - after the -ta form of a verb
• as if to; (as though) about to - after an attributive form or auxiliary verb ぬ(ん), also often …とばかり(に) ➜ 言わんばかり【いわんばかり】
• indicates emphasis - in the form …とばかり or …とばかりに
• always; constantly

expression:

• now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease - four character idiom

noun:

• door-to-door manzai; form of comedy orig. performed at people's homes by entertainers during the New Year festivities; precursor to modern day manzai ➜ 漫才

ichidan verb:

• to be stricken (e.g. with grief); to be battered (e.g. by disasters)

noun / ~する noun:

• door-to-door entertainment; door-to-door entertainer; strolling musician; street musician

pronoun:

• wise younger brother; polite reference to another's younger brother, or to one's junior

adverbial noun / noun:

• to the end of time; to the crack of doom; for ever and ever

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to be noisy (e.g. from people talking) ➜ ざわざわ・騒めく【ざわめく】
• to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)

noun:

• tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find most things bothersome

noun / ~する noun:

• total coverage; giving total coverage to the key figure(s) of a TV or film documentary ➜ 密着

expression:

• not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work

noun:

• immaculate conception; virgin birth; tradition that Jesus was born to Mary although she was a virgin ➜ 処女受胎【しょじょじゅたい】

~よい adjective:

• easy to get into (e.g. of music, etc.); easily getting into (a certain mood, etc.)

noun:

• sardine and holly charm; sardine head and holly branch placed next to the front door during setsubun to ward off demons

noun:

• leg trip (in sumo, judo, etc.) - Sumo, Martial Arts term
• foothold; pedal

adverbial noun:

• nearly (used to estimate a period of time by rounding up incomplete units) ➜ 丸【まる】

noun:

• large fan-shaped object held by an attendant and used to conceal the face of a noble, etc.

noun:

• tying a person's limbs to two or four bulls and making them run in different directions (Warring States-era death penalty)

noun:

• making great haste, having been caught off guard; scurrying unprepared
• rushing to an emergency with sword in hand, not having had time to affix it at the waist

noun / ~する noun:

• searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage, e.g. dating, courtship, etc. - colloquialism - abbreviation ➜ 結婚活動

noun / ~する noun:

• adherence (to one's beliefs) (positive nuance); persistence; sticking to one's guns; standing one's ground

noun / ~の noun:

• temporary; provisional

~する noun:

• to do something temporarily (esp. build temporary facilities); to do something provisionally

noun:

• first person to say something; first person to suggest something ➜ 言い出しべ【いいだしべ】

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to repeat the mistake of somebody; to make the same mistake as that of ... - idiom ➜ 轍を踏む