noun:

• samya mandala (in Shingon); mandala where each deity is represented by an object (lotus flower, gem, sword, etc.) - Buddhism term ➜ 四種曼荼羅【ししゅまんだら】

noun:

• Twenty-Six Martyrs of Japan; group of Japanese and foreign Catholics who were crucified in 1597 at Nagasaki

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to get entangled; to get tangled; to tangle
• to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over ➜ 舌が縺れる
• to become complicated

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to nail
• to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to strike (hard) ➜ 打付ける【ぶつける】
• to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling ➜ 打付ける【ぶつける】

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to take care of some business; to go on an errand
• to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet

expression / ichidan verb:

• to teach by example; to teach by showing; to teach with one's back [literal]

noun:

• folding paper-case; kimono wrapping paper
• paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony) ➜ 懐紙【かいし】

particle:

• particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.) - at sentence-end ➜ もがな
• emphatic particle - at sentence-end - colloquialism
• particle adding uncertainty - often associated with an interrogative

noun:

• cloudiness; cloudy weather
• fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); blur; mist; shadow; dimness
• gloom; dejection

noun:

• navel; belly button
• protrusion or depression in the middle of an object ［へそ・ヘソ］
• center; centre; most important part; main point

noun:

• sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan - Food term

noun:

• giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)
• qilin (Chinese unicorn)
• Kirin (brand of beer) ［麒麟］
• horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day ［騏驎］ - archaism

noun:

• tyre chains; anti-skid device
• backup measure; taking entrance examination to a university in case one fails at other universities

noun:

• self-styled humanitarian; chivalrous person; persons acting under the pretence of chivalry who formed gangs and engaged in gambling ➜ 渡世人・男伊達・町奴

noun:

• type of sweet made with bean paste (local delicacy in Kyoto); cinnamon-seasoned cracknel (cookie)
• zigzag bridge

noun:

• revolution (change of dynasty) decreed by Heaven when the incumbent emperor is found lacking in moral virtue (old Chinese political thought) - four character idiom

noun:

• light Kyoto-style home cooking with boiled vegetables and marinated food, also now served in restaurants ➜ 惣菜【そうざい】

expression:

• you're not making any sense; can I have that in Japanese? - slang

noun:

• Yatagarasu (mythical raven who aided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern expedition)
• three-legged crow inhabiting the sun in Chinese mythology

noun:

• bicolored foxface (Siganus uspi, species of rabbitfish endemic to Fiji sometimes found in New Caledonia)

noun:

• cervicobrachial syndrome; indicates pain, swelling, weakness and/or numbness in the neck/shoulder region, used when specific diagnosis is not known

noun:

• pill made from various animal ingredients (incl. musk, toad venom, cow bezoars, etc.) used as a cardiac stimulant in Chinese medicine

noun / ~する noun:

• dozing off in the middle of doing something; becoming inactive online due to falling asleep (esp. during a multi-player game)

noun:

• komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)

godan ~ぐ verb / transitive:

• to earn (income); to make (money)
• to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to play (for time)

godan ~ぐ verb / intransitive verb:

• to work hard (at one's job); to labor; to labour; to toil