adjectival noun:

• significant; suggestive; insinuating; meaningful

noun:

• words or behaviour that hints at a deeper meaning

noun:

• niche or alcove for an image
• (in Okinawa) portable shrine used to move a deceased from their house to the graveyard

noun:

• adductor muscle ➜ 閉殻筋
• adductor muscle of a bivalve (e.g. scallop, etc.) - Food term

noun / ~の noun:

• slim waist
• waist of a willow tree

noun:

• kokyu (3 or 4-stringed bowed Japanese musical instrument)
• any Oriental string instrument played with a bow

noun:

• five letters; five signs
• first five syllables of a waka or haiku ➜ 和歌・俳句

noun:

• slipway
• cradle used on a slipway for launch or repair of small ships

noun:

• copy holder; stand for holding papers during typing, etc. - IT term
• glass part of a scanner, copier, etc. - IT term

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to nibble at
• to have a smattering of knowledge

noun:

• painting representing reeds around water with rocks, grass or birds made using characters (Heian period)
• characters written in a way inspired from that style

noun:

• steamed rice (esp. cold rice reheated by steaming it)
• mochi rice with red beans steamed in a steaming basket; rice with red beans (eaten on celebratory occasions) ➜ こわめし

noun:

• post crown; dowel crown; false tooth
• "tooth" on a geta clog

noun / ~する noun:

• lack of registration (in the census register)
• buying a geisha or prostitute her contractual freedom ➜ 身請け

noun:

• expulsion; dismissal; ejection; eviction
• drum beat at the end of a day's performance (in the theatre, sumo, etc.)

noun:

• remote island; distant island ［えんとう・とおじま］
• punishment by exile to a remote island ［えんとう・おんとう］

ichidan verb:

• to compare; to liken
• to use as a pretext

noun:

• corner post; corner pillar
• downstage right pillar (on a noh stage) ［角柱］ ➜ 角【すみ】

~する verb (spec.) / intransitive verb:

• to paste; to stick something with paste
• to earn a living

noun:

• first tone in old Chinese phonetics; level tone
• (of a Japanese accent) having a low, flat tone

expression / adjective:

• broad-minded ➜ 懐の深い
• (of a rikishi) tall, with long reach, making it harder for their opponent to get a grip on their mawashi

noun / ~の noun:

• protruding eyes
• number of pips visible after a throw of the dice

noun / ~する noun:

• speech; utterance; starting to speak

noun:

• word used to start a sentence - e.g. さて, いざ, それ

prefix:

• greater (of equal court ranks); upper; senior - also written as 正 - archaism ➜ 従【ひろい】

noun / adjectival noun:

• a great deal; very much ➜ 大いなる・大いに

noun:

• one generation (past, present, or future) - Buddhism term
• a lifetime

noun:

• temple kitchen; monastery kitchen - Buddhism term
• quarters of a head priest (and his family) - Buddhism term