expression / ~する verb (spec.):

• to originate with; to start with; to stem from - often 〜に端を発する

noun:

• dark blue cloth with white splash patterns

noun:

• miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.)
• cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.) ➜ 厨子棚
• (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors ➜ 厨子甕

noun / ~する noun:

• becoming worn or soiled with handling; being old-fashioned

~の noun:

• covered with soil (of vegetables, etc.)

noun:

• grilled slices of lotus root, eggplant, etc. with a filling (usu. minced meat) - Food term

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

• to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with

expression / noun:

• traditional Koshogatsu ceremony where the newly-wed wife is hit with a sacred wooden pole on the rump to ensure her fertility - obscure term ➜ 小正月・祝い棒

expression / godan ~ぐ verb:

• to use a stopgap measure to cope with an emergency

noun:

• alcohol combined with sugar, spices, fruit, etc.

expression / noun:

• long sword with birds' heads carved on the pommel

noun:

• pillow stuffed with chrysanthemum petals (allegedly good for headaches)

~と adverb:

• with a click - onomatopoeia

noun:

• transaction with repurchase agreement

adverb / ~と adverb:

• with a bang - onomatopoeia

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be covered with mud

noun:

• udon with raw egg, and shoyu, dashi, etc.

noun:

• killing two birds with one stone; serving two ends - four character idiom

noun:

• oden made with haccho miso - Food term ➜ 八丁味噌・御田【おでん】

noun:

• vying with one another

noun:

• needle with a normal eye ➜ 普通孔針

noun / ~する noun:

• cleaning with a cloth (floors, etc.)
• dirty work; low-level work; apprentice work

godan ~ぶ verb:

• to line up with

noun:

• sweet burdock and miso-bean paste covered with a thin layer of mochi

noun:

• insoluble azo dye that is cooled with ice during dyeing; ice color ➜ 氷染染料・ナフトール染料【ナフトールせんりょう】