noun:

• God's son (in Christianity) ［御子］
• child of the emperor

noun:

• soldiers garrisoned at strategic posts in Kyushu in ancient times
• Chinese soldiers stationed to protect remote regions of the country during the Tang dynasty ［ぼうじん］

noun:

• stairs - はし refers to the stairs leading from a building to a garden ➜ 階段
• stairs at the front of a noh stage ［きざはし］

noun:

• family affairs; family business
• steward in charge of the affairs of a samurai family (middle ages)

noun:

• marriage by abduction; marriage by capture; bride kidnapping
• marriage where the person courted was already married

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude
• to rise out the trap door (on stage)

noun:

• book in Japanese
• book bound in the Japanese style ➜ 和本

noun:

• patience; perseverance
• ability of the common man to understand Buddhist teachings

noun:

• four beasts (tiger, leopard, black bear, and brown bear)
• four gods said to rule over the four directions ➜ 四神

expression:

• when about to go back
• on the way back; on the way home

noun:

• magnifying glass
• wrestler of the lowest rank - slang - Sumo term

noun:

• midsummer
• fifth month of the lunar calendar - obsolete term ➜ 皐月

noun:

• immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); Taoist immortal; supernatural being ➜ 仙人
• (in Japan) 11th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C) ➜ 十二律・無射

noun / ~の noun:

• seedlessness; seedless fruit
• lacking the material needed to do something

noun:

• Dioscorea tokoro (species of wild yam)
• old man living in the countryside ［やろう］

adjectival noun / adverbial noun / noun:

• one cup after another; cup by cup - four character idiom
• to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; the best one can do; breaking even - usually written using kana alone

noun / ~する noun:

• thought; thinking; contemplation; consideration - esp. しい
• using wisdom to get to the bottom of things; focusing one's mind; deep contemplation; concentrated thought; deliberating; pondering; reflecting - esp. しゆい - Buddhism term

~の noun / adjectival noun / noun:

• off-focus (photography); out of focus ➜ ピント
• off the mark; off the point; irrelevant ➜ ピント

noun / ~する noun:

• aggregation of names, addresses, etc.
• collation of accounts held by the same person (by financial institutions)

noun:

• lady-killer; casanova; Don Juan
• kabuki actor who has mastered the art of romantic acting

noun:

• beanbag; beanbag juggling game
• bobbling the ball - Baseball term

noun:

• powerful spirit
• power of the emperor

noun:

• vessel for replenishing inkstone water ➜ 水滴【すいてき】
• container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)

noun:

• chamfering; beveling; bevelling
• rounding the edges (of a vegetable); trimming the corners

noun:

• winter daylight; winter sunlight - obscure term
• trying to make the most of each day; devoting oneself to one's parents - obscure term