noun:

• being possessed (by a spirit); possessed person
• child or doll used as a vessel for a spirit invoked by a shaman or miko ➜ 憑坐【よりまし】

noun / ~する noun:

• author directing or producing his or her own play (film) - four character idiom
• staging oneself for effect; presenting oneself in a favorable light - four character idiom

noun:

• scroll

suffix / counter:

• counter for scrolls - also ぶく, ぷく

noun:

• careful and thorough person
• older male in an homosexual relationship ［ねんじゃ］ ➜ 若衆【わかしゅ】

noun:

• tea utensils
• container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)

noun:

• musical instrument; music
• accompaniment instruments used in kabuki (excluding the shamisen)

noun:

• ninja throwing knives - colloquialism
• mediaeval farming tool for digging, prying, etc. - orig. meaning

noun:

• exact center of the Garbhadhatu mandala - obscure term
• platform upon which the fire is lit in a stone lantern

noun:

• kaki (Japanese persimmon) seed
• spicy baked or fried mochi chips in this shape

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to run into (room, building, etc.)
• to go for long training runs

adverb:

• suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove) - onomatopoeia
• in a single gulp; in one go - onomatopoeia

adverb / ~と adverb:

• noisily; with loud footsteps - onomatopoeia
• in a crowd; incessantly; all together

noun:

• countryside dialect - Linguistics term
• sociolect or secret language used by prostitutes in red-light districts during the Edo period - Linguistics term

noun:

• comprador; compradore
• person working for a foreign company to the detriment of their own country

noun:

• chance of going out; opportunity (to succeed)
• musical accompaniment for an actor going on stage

noun:

• cicadas that sing when autumn comes ➜ 秋蝉
• cicadas that sing even in autumn

noun / adverb:

• excitedly
• type of rhythm for noh songs

expression / ichidan verb:

• to correct; to touch up; to smarten up
• to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)

adjectival noun / noun / ~の noun:

• stylish; smart; fashionable
• high collar ➜ ハイカラー
• hair dressed in a western style

~する noun:

• to dress in the latest Western fashion

noun:

• prescription bag; pharmacy bag
• small bottle for carrying gunpowder - obsolete term

noun:

• utility
• room with sink, washing machine, etc. in a house or apartment

noun:

• blackboard - 塗り板 is now obs. ➜ 黒板
• board used for lacquering ［ぬりいた］

noun:

• pitching ability - Baseball term

suffix / counter:

• counter for pitches

godan ~す verb / intransitive verb:

• to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to go to pieces; to be shaken up; to break down; to be flustered; to blow one's cool

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb; to scatter about

adverb / ~する noun:

• absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily - onomatopoeia
• in a whisper ［ぼそっと・ボソッと・ボソっと］ - onomatopoeia