noun:

• constellation (in ancient China; important constellations were then used to divide the ecliptic into 28 "mansions") - obscure term ➜ 星宿【せいしゅく】

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:

• annual religious ceremony that occurs in Tenmangu where worshippers come to exchange their wooden bullfinch birds ➜ 天満宮

noun:

• Osaka Incident; plot by Oi Kentaro and the Liberal Party to support a Korean uprising, 1885

noun:

• right of samurai to kill commoners for perceived affronts (Edo period)

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

adjectival noun:

• various; diverse; divergent; disorderly; uncoordinated
• each according to one's own wishes

noun:

• announcement calling for someone (e.g. "would XX please come to the ticket counter")

noun:

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

noun:

• paper put between newly completed prints to prevent the ink from smudging; interleaf; slip sheet

noun:

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

suffix noun:

• superior to (e.g. professional, etc. in ability or achievement) ➜ 裸足【はだし】

noun:

• ignoring (one thing) for (another) ➜ 其方退け【そっちのけ】

noun:

• coarse tea in which a pinch of salt is added (said to help dissipate alcoholic intoxication)

noun:

• manpower supplied by designated adult men to government officials, or tax in lieu (ritsuryo system)

noun:

• singularity (climate); day in the calendar when a particular weather phenomenon is statistically likely to occur

noun:

• dragon's den
• auspicious place for a temple, town, etc. to be built (feng shui)

noun / adjectival noun / ~の noun:

• secret; secrecy; confidentiality; privacy

noun:

• mystery
• secret (e.g. to success) ➜ 秘訣
• esoteric teachings - Buddhism term

adverb / ~と adverb / noun / ~する noun:

• moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly
• rolling about

noun:

• buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)

noun:

• debt; liabilities; obligation to a person or party (usu. legal or contractual) Antonym: 債権

noun / ~する noun:

• appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion

adverbial noun / noun / ~する noun:

• suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; overnight

noun / ~する noun:

• one bound; one leap - orig. meaning

noun:

• deck cargo; upper layer of goods

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• extra

~する noun:

• to pile on top of

noun:

• light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); k-car; kei car ➜ 軽カー