noun:

• distinctive character used in the names of all people belonging to a single clan or lineage

noun:

• rotary cutting; thinly slicing into a long strip (e.g. daikon, carrot, wood for plywood, etc.)

noun:

• preserving in alcohol
• pickling one's liver; drinking incessantly; being a souse

auxiliary:

• word used at sentence-end (like a particle) to indicate speculation, volition or invitation - archaism - Kantō, Tōhoku dialect
• should; must ➜ 可き

noun / ~する noun:

• re-pellet (plastics industry); regrind; grinding plastic scraps into small pieces as a form of recycling

expression:

• truth comes out of falsehood; many a true word is spoken in jest - proverb

noun:

• bi (ancient Chinese artifact; flat jade or glass disc with a circular hole in the centre)

noun:

• traditional Japanese fire extinguisher (bamboo pole with a clump of rope attached at the end)

noun:

• unlucky direction (in Onmyōdō; due to the presence of a god such as Ten'ichijin) - archaism ➜ 陰陽道・天一神・方違え

noun:

• stink bomb; foul odour emitted from the anal sacs of a frightened weasel
• final desperate tactic - idiom

noun:

• stink bomb; foul odour emitted from the anal sacs of a frightened weasel
• final desperate tactic - idiom

noun:

• interior closed room with heavily plastered walls in a Heian palace ➜ 寝殿造り

noun:

• aural highlight of a noh play in which the main actor remains seated ➜ 曲【くせ】・仕手

noun:

• continuously burning light (e.g. at a Buddhist altar)
• roadside lamp that stays lit all night

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to carry on one's shoulders (esp. of two or more people carrying a palanquin, etc.)

expression:

• in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se

noun:

• convulsions (in a child); nervousness; short-temperedness
• bug thought to cause children's diseases

noun:

• (within) basic fare (of a taxi meter, without being charged for mileage) - From English "one meter"

noun:

• young woman who takes walks, etc. with male clients for a charge - From English "stick girl"

noun:

• green man; representation of a face surrounded by or made from leaves

noun:

• ghost runner; placeholder used when fewer than 9 members are present on a team - Baseball term

noun:

• family crest based on a japonica flower - archaism
• style of jōruri narrative used for kabuki dances - archaism ➜ 常磐津【ときわず】

noun:

• karuta game in which players race to grab cards associated with a given reading ➜ カルタ・読み札・取り札

noun:

• last death anniversary for which there is a memorial service held (usu. the 32nd or 49th) - Buddhism term ➜ 弔い上げ

noun:

• regular column or opinion piece written by a different person each time - From English "relay column"