noun:

• principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol
• the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter - humorous term

noun / ~する noun:

• swimming; bathing
• getting on in the world ➜ 遊泳術

noun:

• tempura served over a bowl of rice
• (in comedy) repeating the same gag or silly line - colloquialism

noun:

• forced march
• "doing something on a very strict schedule" [figurative]

noun:

• inspiration; afflatus
• ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)

noun:

• hot summer day
• day on which the temperature reaches at least 25 degrees Celsius ➜ 真夏日・猛暑日

noun:

• pitcher; water jug; watering can
• container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony) - usu. not 水差し

noun / ~する noun:

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

noun / ~する noun:

• being in dire distress; being hard put to it - four character idiom
• the four and eight kinds of suffering - Buddhism term ➜ 四苦・八苦

~の noun / noun:

• cased; boxed
• precious; cherished

noun:

• girl who has been sheltered from the world - abbreviation ➜ 箱入り娘
• one's special talent ➜ おはこ

noun:

• prajna; wisdom required to attain enlightenment - Buddhism term - From Sanskrit "prajñā"
• noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy) ➜ 般若面【はんにゃめん】
• family crest designed after the Hannya noh mask
• dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression - abbreviation ➜ 般若面【はんにゃづら】

noun:

• imperial palace
• festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress - abbreviation ➜ 内裏雛

noun:

• women's bridal robe with trailing skirts worn over a kimono
• ending play for the day; leaving a game unfinished (esp. Go) ［打ち掛け］

noun:

• well curb; well kerb
• family crest design based on a square wooden well curb

noun / ~する noun:

• taking a philosophic view
• looking at the long term; farsightedness

noun:

• gourmet food; delicious food

noun / ~する noun:

• dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure

noun:

• white sandbar; white sandbank
• area in a garden or entrance of a house laid with white sand or pebbles
• gravel separating a Noh stage from the audience
• court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand - archaism ➜ お白州

noun:

• sacred tree
• support pillars of the traditional fire festival bonfires ［しんぼく］

noun:

• palm; open hand
• playing on equal terms; lack of handicap - Shōgi term

noun / ~の noun:

• telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; communion of mind with mind - four character idiom

noun:

• non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism - four character idiom - Buddhism term

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to shorten; to cut short; to trim
• to cut down on; to reduce; to economize; to economise

noun:

• advance guard; vanguard
• athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)

noun:

• early autumn (fall)
• seventh month of the lunar calendar ［しょしゅう］ - obsolete term ➜ 文月

noun:

• fleeting life; this transient world; floating world
• sad world; world of grief and worry - esp. 憂き世
• the world of the living; this life; this world; the present world
• (the world of the) red light districts

noun:

• lower floor; downstairs Antonym: 階上
• bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs Antonym: 階上【かいじょう】