noun:

• piece of rope cut for a certain purpose

noun / ~する noun:

• snatching a moment of rest; dickering for time

noun:

• hiring a number of geisha for an entertainment

noun:

• registered mail for the purpose of sending money

noun:

• regulations for the preservation of law and order

noun:

• small plates for individual helpings of food

noun:

• lotus-shaped pedestal for images of the Buddha

noun:

• place of assemblage for the bold and ambitious

expression / adjective:

• falling far short of; no equal (match) for

noun:

• Council of Local Authorities for International Relations; CLAIR

counter:

• counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.

expression:

• rivalry for the heart of a woman

auxiliary verb / conjunction:

• in order to; for the purpose of

auxiliary / suffix:

• must; should ➜ 可き・可き・可し

noun:

• argument from morality (for the existence of God) ➜ 神の存在証明

auxiliary verb / conjunction:

• in order to do; for the purpose of doing - contraction of するべく

suffix / counter:

• counter for soakings (of fabric in a dye) - archaism

noun:

• TOEIC; Test of English for International Communication

noun:

• coming-of-age ceremony for middle school students

noun:

• Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties (1950)

noun:

• style of jōruri narrative used for kabuki dances ➜ 浄瑠璃

noun:

• location famous for production of something (usually food)

noun:

• Heian period coming-of-age ceremony for girls

noun:

• celebration for the completion of a project

noun:

• dictionary of seasonal words (for haiku and haikai) ➜ 歳時記

noun:

• matched set of four arrows for target shooting