noun:

• source (e.g. of a river); headwaters
• origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)

noun:

• comeback (e.g. in business); reinstatement
• second blooming (in a season); reflowering; reflorescence

noun:

• castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)

noun:

• turret; watchtower
• high wooden stage; scaffolding
• wooden frame (of a kotatsu) ➜ 炬燵
• weapons storehouse - archaism

noun / ~する noun:

• taking the podium; mounting the rostrum; going on stage to give a speech, etc.

noun / ~する noun:

• weather strip; weather stripping; sealing up (a window)
• putting on eyeliner (in theatre) ［目張り］

noun:

• clock to be placed on tables, bookshelves, etc. (as opposed to a watch)

noun:

• (one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.)

noun / ~の noun:

• initial; first

adjectival noun / noun / ~の noun:

• weak-willed; lacking a purpose; lacking will power to be patient, purposeful, or resolute - four character idiom

expression / noun:

• making matters worse; adding insult to injury; bees to a tearful face [literal] - idiom

noun:

• 3 fat-comma shapes arranged to form a circle
• 3-way struggle (wrestling, etc.) - abbreviation

noun:

• form of hopscotch in which the player kicks a stone through the course

noun / ~する noun:

• beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism

noun:

• playing an entire composition without break; continually playing (in the background of a melody)

ichidan verb:

• to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself

noun / ~する noun:

• bathing; washing one's body or hair; ablution
• receiving a blessing; receiving an honor

noun:

• ornately decorated horse used in processions of dignitaries
• horse led by a rope

noun / ~する noun:

• icing (on an aircraft, ship, etc.); ice accretion
• landing (a jump in ice skating) - Sports term

noun:

• cotyledon; seed leaf (i.e. the first leaves to emerge when a seed sprouts)

noun:

• dhyana-samadhi (meditative concentration) - Buddhism term
• ascetic practice atop a sacred mountain (in Shugendō) ➜ 修験道
• mountain top

noun / ~する noun:

• entry into the sanctum of a shrine or temple; access to the imperial court

noun:

• mediation; intermediation; procuration; go-between; facilitating a rendezvous between lovers
• entertainment; treatment; reception ➜ もてなし

noun:

• sweeping over (e.g. of a natural disaster); engulfing
• sweeping victory; clean sweep