expression / godan ~る verb:

• to wet the lips of a dying person; to attend someone's last moments

noun:

• "new" sumo (for women) conducted on a mat, wearing leotards instead of a mawashi - Sumo term

noun:

• arm (esp. upper arm) - archaism

counter:

• counter used to measure the thickness of round objects

noun:

• person in charge of preparing food for rikishi (usually performed by low-ranking rikishi) - Sumo term

noun:

• name given to the lowest rank of the Japanese caste system after its abolition - obsolete term - derogatory term

noun:

• irregular conjugation (inflection, declension) of verbs ending in "nu" (in written Japanese) - Linguistics term

noun:

• irregular conjugation (inflection, declension) of verbs ending in "nu" (in written Japanese) - abbreviation ➜ ナ行変格活用

noun:

• stone statue of Jizo (often found along roads) ➜ 地蔵
• taciturn person; person uninterested in romance

noun:

• Potsdam Conference (Jul.-Aug., 1945 conference regarding the postwar occupation of Germany)

noun:

• general term for the nine holes in the body of humans and other mammals

expression / noun:

• in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw

noun:

• the three kleshas that poison the heart of man (desire, ill will and ignorance) - Buddhism term ➜ 煩悩

noun:

• great pairing (e.g. of food and wine) - Food term - From French "mariage"
• marriage; wedded life; wedding; wedding ceremony

noun:

• quick bread; bread made with baking powder instead of yeast

noun:

• Fujiwara period (esp. used as a period of art history, approx. 894-1185 CE)

noun:

• Hakuho period (esp. used as a period of art history, approx. 645-710 CE)

noun:

• ancient Shinto (as practiced prior to the Introduction of Confucianism and Buddhism to Japan)

noun:

• member of a (school) club who does not partake in the club's activities - humorous term ➜ 帰宅部

noun:

• handsome fungus beetle (any beetle of family Endomychidae)
• 28-spotted ladybird (Epilachna vigintioctopunctata) - colloquialism ➜ 二十八星瓢虫

noun:

• pip (spot on a die)
• small cube (esp. of food); die; dice

noun:

• Yata no Kagami (the eight-span mirror; one of the Imperial regalia) ➜ 三種の神器

noun:

• Purple Forbidden Enclosure (group of constellations in the northern sky associated with the emperor) - abbreviation ➜ 紫微垣

noun:

• Purple Forbidden Enclosure (group of constellations in the northern sky associated with the emperor)

noun:

• mounted bandit (esp. historically in NE China from the end of the Qing dynasty)

noun / ~する noun:

• trot; half run; jog

noun:

• girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family