noun:

• paper, cloth, wood, etc. representation of a sacred object
• paper doll used in purification rites - Shintō term

noun:

• widow's peak; hairline that grows to a point in the middle of the forehead

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to look out over (far into the distance); to command a view of

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to sleep in an awkward position and wake with a crick in one's neck

noun:

• salt
• crest of a wave; flowerlike patterns on waves in the Japan Sea in winter

noun:

• rule allowing the clear winner of a bout to touch down first to avoid injury - Sumo term

noun:

• balcony - abbreviation
• Spanish bar; Spanish-style restaurant with a counter, serving food, alcoholic drinks, and coffee - From Spanish

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• enjoying great popularity; receiving widespread high praise; being a great success with the public - four character idiom

noun:

• (a statesman making) extraordinary efforts to find and employ capable persons (persons of great wisdom) - four character idiom

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• awe-inspiring; majestic; commanding; stately; with an imposing air; in a stately (dignified) manner - archaism - four character idiom

noun:

• (a Buddhist monk or priest or nun) without head shaven and not wearing religious garb - four character idiom

expression / noun:

• beautiful eyes; bright-eyed; there being a sublime charm about one's eyes - four character idiom

noun:

• padding, armour, etc. covering the testicles
• mantle or hood on a urinal, squat-toilet, etc.

noun:

• shrine
• palace; imperial residence
• member of the imperial family - honorific language
• headboard (on a bed); headstand
• temple - archaism

noun:

• festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle

noun:

• one of the accent patterns of Japanese words, with a rising and then falling pitch

expression:

• rain that starts to fall as though trying to prevent a guest from leaving

noun:

• main menu in a restaurant, as opposed to the lunchtime menu

noun:

• type of leather belt worn with ceremonial court dress and decorated with a rhinoceros horn - obscure term

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking metal against stone) - obscure term

noun:

• yellow dog contract (employment contract which forbids the employee to join a labor union)

noun:

• territory (pre-Taika: under the Yamato court; Heian: under a provincial governor, etc.)
• countryside - archaism

noun:

• kun (in Chinese mythology, giant fish said to be able to turn into a bird) - archaism ➜ 鵬

noun:

• collecting bones and remains (e.g. on a battlefield)
• putting cremated remains in an urn

noun:

• headliner
• latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed) ➜ 初座