noun / noun or verb acting prenominally:

• levelling a powder or liquid (when measuring)

noun:

• elder chief of a village or town during Edo Period - archaism ➜ 年寄り

noun / ~する noun:

• studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)

~と adverb / ~たる adjective:

• clear and resounding (as a voice or musical instrument)

noun:

• single-layer absorbent bathrobe (worn during or after a bath) - archaism ➜ 浴衣

noun:

• special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito

noun:

• sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut) ➜ 猿

noun:

• terms and conditions (e.g. of a purchase or trade)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be a matter of life or death

noun:

• act of visiting a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple

noun / ~する noun:

• exchanging parts or equipment to effect a change in performance

noun:

• lantern hanging from the eaves of a temple or shrine ➜ 釣り灯籠

noun:

• a Buddha or Bodhisattva taking away suffering and conferring peace - Buddhism term

noun:

• skin eruptions caused by a cold or fever - obscure term ➜ ほろ子【ほろし】

noun:

• caretaker (at a zoo or aquarium); keeper; attendant; breeding staff

noun / ~する noun:

• plan; device; scheme; program
• thoughts or suggestions about a law

noun:

• running a start-up company after work or on weekends

noun:

• family or brothel with a beautiful woman
• vermillion-lacquered mansion - orig. meaning

noun:

• doing or saying something a little stupid

noun:

• technique for catching gobies using a straw mat or basket - obscure term

noun:

• single-layer absorbent bathrobe (worn during or after a bath) - archaism ➜ 湯帷子

noun:

• evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine) ➜ 賢木

noun:

• tossed coin (to a street performer or beggar)

noun:

• faint or blurry way of writing with a brush ➜ 渇筆【かっぴつ】

noun:

• promise to repay a debt after achieving promotion or success