noun:

• copy of an original manuscript, picture, piece of calligraphy, etc.

particle:

• used to create a form of question indicating that the speaker actually believes the opposite is true; emphasizes a determination not to do something, e.g. "Like hell I will!" - male language

noun:

• radio broadcast announcing acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration and the end of the war (recording of Hirohito; broadcast Aug. 15, 1945) ➜ ポツダム宣言

noun:

• marvel-of-Peru (Mirabilis jalapa); four-o'clock plant

noun:

• accuracy of fire (gun, missile, etc.)

noun:

• beginning of line

noun:

• Act of Uniformity

noun:

• theory of education; view of education

noun:

• hall with an enshrined statue of Kobo Daishi (at a Shingon temple)

noun:

• first market of the year

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to be out of breath

noun:

• game of tag ➜ ごっこ

noun / ~する noun:

• forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain by the Edo shogunate

noun / ~する noun:

• being adopted into the family of one's bride

noun:

• type of jōruri recitation ➜ 浄瑠璃

suffix:

• all sorts of; all kinds of

noun:

• disappearance of snow (i.e. due to melting) - obscure term
• lack of snow (i.e. snow not falling) - obscure term

noun:

• March 3rd of the lunar calendar (one of the five annual festivals); dolls festival; peach festival ➜ 五節句

noun:

• long "o" vowel arising from combination of the "a" and "u" sounds

noun:

• twenty-eighth day of the month
• twenty-eight days

noun:

• Japanese pronunciation of a kanji (based on adopted Chinese pronunciations) ➜ 音読み

noun:

• type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection

noun:

• red tassel hung above the southeast corner of the ring - Sumo term

noun:

• bonfire often in temple grounds, usu. of charms, talismans, New Year decorations, etc. - Shintō term
• ritual burning of money, cedar sticks, or other objects as an offering ➜ 護摩【ごま】

noun:

• number of pages; page space