noun:

• sweet of egg yolks drawn into strands and boiled in sugar syrup (orig. from Portugal); angel hair; fios de ovos ➜ 南蛮菓子【なんばんがし】

noun:

• guest of honor; guest of honour
• main guest at a tea ceremony

noun / adverb / ~と adverb:

• wide expanse of flat surface (e.g. sea, plains)
• endless

noun / suffix noun / adverb / ~と adverb:

• rampant growth of (weeds, hair)

noun:

• tie up; bind; fastening; tightening
• sum; total amount; total
• judo choking (strangling) techniques - Martial Arts term
• last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping - Food term
• completion; conclusion; rounding off ➜ 締めくくり【しめくくり】

counter:

• counter for bundles; counter for faggots; counter for bundles of 2000 sheets of paper

noun:

• end mark; closure mark - esp. 〆

noun:

• event in which someone is forced to eat a large quantity of rice (e.g. the April 2nd Shugendō ceremony at Nikko's Rinnōji temple)

noun:

• child; small person Antonym: 大人【おとな】
• dwarf; midget ［こびと］ Antonym: 巨人
• narrow-minded person; mean person ［しょうじん］ Antonym: 君子

expression / noun:

• traditional Koshogatsu ceremony where the newly-wed wife is hit with a sacred wooden pole on the rump to ensure her fertility - obscure term ➜ 小正月・祝い棒

noun:

• traditional Koshogatsu ceremony where the newly-wed wife is hit on the rump with a sacred wooden pole to ensure her fertility ➜ 小正月・祝い棒

noun:

• traditional Koshogatsu ceremony where the newly-wed wife is hit on the rump with a sacred wooden pole to ensure her fertility ➜ 小正月・祝い棒

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to hold a memorial service for the dead, praying for their happiness in the next life by chanting sutras - Buddhism term

noun:

• jockey's racing uniform
• one's best clothes (esp. for women), normally put aside for important meetings, dates, etc. - colloquialism

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to fall in love at first sight
• to see for the first time; to meet for the first time - archaism
• to have sexual relations for the first time - archaism

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to be formal; to be ceremonious; to stand on ceremony

noun:

• young child (esp. a young girl) - archaism

prefix:

• young

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to mourn for; to condole with (family, etc.)
• to hold a memorial service (for)

noun:

• conjugative suffix (i.e. "-iru" and "-eru" for ichidan verbs, "-i" for i-adjectives, etc.)

noun:

• scroll containing a single line of calligraphy, often of Zen content (usu. found in a tea-ceremony room or house)

noun:

• part of the shrine dedication ceremony at the Hachiman shrine in Yoshitomi, where articulated wooden dolls enact a sumo bout - Shintō term ➜ 紙相撲【かみずもう】

noun:

• study (for a role); preparation for a part (in a play, etc.)

noun:

• bucket (for carrying sake, soy sauce, etc.)
• manure bucket
• rainwater bucket (for dousing fires)

noun:

• ganguro; young girl who heavily tans her skin, bleaches her hair and wears heavy make-up - poss. also from ガンガン黒い ➜ ギャル

noun:

• fashion style characterized by brown hair and deep-tanned skin, expensive brand-name clothes and accessories

noun:

• fashion style characterized by brown hair and deep-tanned skin, expensive brand-name clothes and accessories - abbreviation ➜ お姉系ギャル

noun:

• transmission of the secrets of an art, craft, trade or learning from father to only one child - four character idiom

noun:

• over-demanding parent; parent who makes selfish and unreasonable demands on behalf of their child - abbreviation - From English "monster parent" ➜ モンスターペアレント