noun:

• being unfit for duty in the former Japanese military (due to failing the conscription physical); person who is unfit for military duty

noun:

• bad deed which ultimately results in the creation of a good Buddhist - Buddhism term
• older person conducting a funeral service for a younger relative, in particular, a parent for a child

expression:

• struggling to grab hold of one's opponent's belt with one's dominant hand - Sumo term

noun:

• angel's index; proportion of one's income spent on one's children ➜ エンゲル係数【エンゲルけいすう】

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to follow; to pursue; to chase; to run after
• to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one
• to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

adjectival noun / noun:

• big; large; drastic; substantial Antonym: 小幅

noun:

• full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing) ➜ 小幅・中幅

noun:

• three-legged metal pot or kettle (used in ancient China) - archaism

noun:

• hand-operated electric generator (used in Edo-period medical treatment) - From Dutch "elektriciteit"
• electricity - orig. meaning - archaism ➜ 電気

noun:

• wayside teahouse; tea house used as a resting place

noun:

• father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period) - polite language

noun:

• water that has been used to wash rice

noun:

• man'yōgana; early Japanese syllabary composed of Chinese characters used phonetically

noun:

• wooden stick with a burned tip (used to create underdrawings)

noun:

• kaoliang; variety of sorghum, esp. used in making spirits - From Chinese

noun:

• high luminance (used to describe bold-face text on display screen)

interjection:

• boo! (sound used to scare someone) ➜ わあ
• ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation)
• ulp (consternation)

noun:

• asbestos coated wire mesh (was used in schools as test equipment)

noun:

• reservation of Japanese nationality (procedure used with children born outside Japan)

noun:

• black rope used to bind criminals; being bound in prison - archaism

noun:

• tent-shaped mosquito net (often used to protect infants)

noun:

• fired earthenware vessel used by the emperor to clean his hands - archaism

noun:

• thin Japanese paper (used as tissue during the Edo period) - archaism ➜ 杉原紙

auxiliary:

• please - used to make a polite request or demand - polite language ➜ ます
• used to increase the politeness of a greeting, apology, etc.

noun:

• O-ring; loop of elastomer used as a gasket

noun:

• word used after an addressee's name in a formal letter - female language - polite language ➜ 脇付