noun / ~する noun:

• giving up children for adoption or apprenticeship, etc. (out of poverty); reducing the number of mouths [literal]

noun:

• imperial blessings or favor (favour)

noun:

• thin slice of meat or fish - Food term
• briefly salt-pickled fish slice - archaism - Food term

noun:

• mat with a floral or bulrush pattern

noun:

• dance done by two persons or more ➜ 相舞

noun / ~する noun:

• favourite poem or song; favorite poem or song
• lover of poetry and song

noun:

• advanced or master's course at university

noun:

• pillow stuffed with buckwheat chaff, rice husks or similar material

noun:

• name of a or the Buddha

noun:

• protective collar on kimono or bed clothes

~と adverb:

• splintering or cracking (e.g. in a strong wind) - onomatopoeia

noun / ~する noun:

• closing, either for the day or permanently (e.g. theme park, botanical garden, etc.) - used for ~園 Antonym: 開園

noun:

• exchange or research student (as opposed to regular undergraduate or graduate) ➜ 正規生【せいきせい】

noun:

• store that sells remaindered book or magazines ➜ 殺屋

noun:

• kanji "legs radical" (radical 10) - 儿, as in 児

noun / ~する noun:

• increased or beefed up security

noun / ~する noun:

• comfortable rest or sleep

noun:

• pharmacy right outside a doctor's office or hospital

adverb:

• by fair means or foul; right or wrong

noun:

• reward or prize for perfect attendance

noun:

• round table

noun:

• flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling (usu. rectangular) - archaism ➜ 座布団

noun:

• altar, stand or table for burning incense

noun:

• performer or player (of an instrument)

noun:

• bell or gong used to signal soldiers