noun:

• hiragana; woman's handwriting - archaism ➜ 女文字【おんなもじ】・男仮名【おとこがな】

noun:

• child's identification tag

noun:

• monk's waist robe - Buddhism term

noun:

• New Year's eve - archaism

noun:

• armament; soldier's equipment

noun:

• girl's lacquered wooden clogs - Kyōto dialect ➜ 木履

noun:

• New Year's decorations

noun:

• hangman's noose; halter

noun:

• playground; children's park

expression:

• it's over; finished - slang ➜ 終わる【おわる】

expression:

• victory depends on the luck of the day (i.e. it isn't always the strongest who wins)

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to aim at; to have an eye on
• to go toward; to head for

noun:

• purple clouds; clouds on which Amida Buddha rides to welcome the spirits of the dead

noun:

• Bird Day Fair (held at Otori Shrine on each Day of the Bird in November)

suffix / godan ~る verb:

• to assume the air of ...; to behave like ... - after noun, adjectival noun or adj-stem

godan ~る verb:

• to put on airs; to be self-important - colloquialism

~の noun:

• (of luggage, etc.) able to be taken into the cabin of the aircraft; carry-on

expression:

• if you rely too much on your greatest strength, it will be your greatest weakness - proverb

noun:

• singing sand (which produces sound when stepped on); whistling sand; squeaking sand; barking sand

noun:

• The Circle of Rainbow Light; Japanese religious group based on the teachings of Aum Shinrikyo ➜ オウム真理教

noun:

• minced pork rice; Taiwanese dish of pork stewed in soy, served on rice - Food term - From Chinese "lǔ ròu fàn"

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to anticipate; to estimate; to expect
• to count on

expression:

• on the occasion of; at the time of ➜ 際【さい】

noun / ~する noun:

• slap in the face; slap on the cheek

expression:

• on the plea of; under the pretext of

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe