noun:

• singing contest
• person proud of their voice

noun / ~する noun:

• offering a cup (of sake) in return

noun:

• priest traveling as part of his training (travelling)

noun:

• grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)

noun:

• in the shape of a pillar or column

noun:

• the opening phrase of a letter or notice

noun:

• mausoleum containing the remains of one's ancestors

noun:

• the last train or bus (of a day)

noun:

• standard length of material used in a kimono

noun:

• China pink (species of flower, Dianthus chinensis)

noun:

• the study or science of religion; religious studies

noun:

• hiring a number of geisha for an entertainment

noun:

• person left in charge of one's belongings

noun:

• fit of anger; temper; rage
• firecracker

noun:

• registered mail for the purpose of sending money

noun:

• (divine, historical or legendary) founder of an empire

noun:

• investing of an official appointed by the Emperor

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• (of a kind) never to be seen again

noun:

• single serving of rice (esp. as prison food)

adverbial noun / noun:

• late winter
• twelfth month of the lunar calendar - obsolete term ➜ 師走

noun:

• ceremony celebrating the formation of an organization (organisation)

noun:

• lucky or unlucky aspect of a given day

noun / ~する noun:

• closing of a gate
• (Edo-period) house confinement

noun:

• door made of interlaced reeds, bamboo, etc.

noun:

• chronological order (form of historical writing); ordering chronologically