noun:

• absolute authority or power (over someone or something)

noun:

• parched or roasted beans (or soybeans)

noun:

• ineffective or wasted move (in go or shogi)

noun:

• baptism-like ceremony performed by the buddhas on a bodhisattva who attains buddhahood - Buddhism term
• baptism-like ceremony for conferring onto someone precepts, a mystic teaching, etc. (in esoteric Buddhism) - Buddhism term
• pouring water onto a gravestone - Buddhism term
• teaching esoteric techniques, compositions, etc. (in Japanese poetry or music)

noun:

• principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol
• the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter - humorous term

noun:

• principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol
• the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter - humorous term

noun:

• hinoki leaf ➜ 檜
• hiba false arborvitae (species of cypress, Thujopsis dolabrata) ➜ 翌檜
• small ornamental false cypress (i.e. a variety of hinoki or a related species) ➜ 矮鶏檜葉

noun:

• servant (esp. a samurai's attendant)
• chivalrous man (c. Edo period)
• cubed tofu (often served cold) - abbreviation ➜ 奴豆腐
• kite shaped like a footman - abbreviation ➜ 奴凧
• Edo-period hairstyle worn by samurai's attendants - abbreviation ➜ 奴頭
• enslavement (of a woman; Edo-period punishment for her own or her husband's crime)

pronoun:

• he; she; him; her - archaism - derogatory term

conjunction:

• or; either ... or

adverb:

• maybe; perhaps; possibly
• sometimes; some

noun:

• member of an entourage or retinue or party; attendant

noun:

• attendant; member of an entourage or retinue or party

noun:

• one or the same pot; eating or living together

noun / ~する noun:

• inner glow or light; deep gloss or luster (lustre)

noun:

• northern or southern lights; aurora borealis or australis

noun:

• damage or injuries caused by bombing or an explosion

noun / ~する noun:

• drastic measure or treatment (common mistake or alternative version) ➜ 荒療治

noun:

• bathtub or onsen made of (or surrounded by) rocks

noun:

• votive card or tablet ➜ 納札
• treasury or granary receipt statement - archaism

adverb:

• somehow or other; for some reason or another ➜ なんとなく

expression / adverb:

• knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge

expression:

• whether or not; presence or absence

adverb:

• sometimes; some ➜ 或いは【あるいは】

conjunction:

• or; either ... or ➜ 或いは【あるいは】

proper noun:

• Hachiko; Akita dog that waited every day at Shibuya station for the return of his owner (1923-1935) ➜ 忠犬ハチ公【ちゅうけんハチこう】

noun / ~の noun:

• artificial product; man-made product; imitation; fake; sham
• fiction

noun:

• decoration (e.g. for a festival)
• theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, etc.)
• crop

noun / ~する noun:

• leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)