noun:

• inverted copper or iron bell shaped like a bowl (sounded when reciting sutras)

noun:

• couchette; non-private sleeper car or berth on a European train - From French

noun:

• person who judges which god or spirit has taken possession of a miko - archaism - obscure term - Shintō term

interjection:

• exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen)

noun:

• scolding or threatening with a shout

noun:

• patch of plants or shrubs (e.g. on a steep rocky surface)

expression:

• waking or sleeping; constantly; at all times; twenty-four hours a day

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to get stiff legs (after walking or standing up for a long time) - idiom

noun:

• knit top with a loose turtleneck or cowl neck - From English "French turtle" ➜ オフタートル

noun:

• intricately inscribed ancient bronze or iron mirror featuring a pair of firebirds - obscure term ➜ 鳳凰

noun:

• pent roof built atop the stairs of a shrine or temple

noun:

• outermost enclosure of a castle or fortress (including the town around it)

noun:

• telephone card etc. with a misprint or other error - From English "error card"

noun:

• blind official who specialized as a musician, masseur or acupuncturist (abolished in 1871) - archaism

interjection:

• hey; cheers; used by young people when drinking or as a greeting

noun:

• interference with a public servant in the execution of his or her duties - abbreviation ➜ 公務執行妨害罪

noun:

• lighted lamp (or candle, etc.) provided as a religious offering; votive light ➜ 御明かし【みあかし】

noun:

• start broaching (a subject); opening remark; start; commencement; beginning
• event at the start of the tenth month of the lunar calendar
• opening a sealed jar or container

expression:

• there is only the thickness of the boat's planking between one and perdition; on a boat, one is only an inch or two from a watery grave - proverb

noun:

• antenna
• thing or method used to collect information or opinions

noun / ~する noun:

• reform and (or) abolition; alteration or repeal; revision; reorganization; reorganisation

noun:

• hair which is combed back or puffed up or teased

noun:

• ability to discriminate or discern; (powers of) discrimination or discernment

godan ~る verb:

• to chirp or buzz constantly (usu. insects or birds)

noun:

• fireplace or hearth dug into the ground or floor ➜ 囲炉裏

noun:

• monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; non-human primate ➜ ニホンザル
• sly person - derogatory term
• idiot; hick - derogatory term
• sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)
• clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook ➜ 自在鉤
• bathhouse prostitute - archaism ➜ 湯女