noun:

• temporary manifestation by a buddha (in order to save people); manifested form (often a Shinto deity) - Buddhism term ➜ 本地

noun:

• endless argument; pointless argument; arguing over whose field to water (e.g. during a drought) [literal]

noun:

• Coming of Age Day (second Monday in January. Prior to 2000 was Jan 15); Adult's Day

noun / ~する noun:

• locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• fierce, close-fought competition

noun:

• foreign ship (esp. of Spanish and Portuguese ships arriving from the south prior to the Edo period)

adverb:

• even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is

noun:

• biographical notes and character sketches of prominent individuals, arranged according to place of birth or origin

noun:

• winter-time practice of eating meat of animals such as boar and deer to ward off cold

noun / ~する noun:

• draining a pond, lake, or ditch (esp. to remove fish, purify water, etc.)
• cleaning a well

noun:

• apprenticeship in the running of a household; prospective bride who undertakes an apprenticeship to learn housekeeping - four character idiom

noun:

• center for collecting charitable contributions (money, goods, and-or services) and distributing them to people in need - four character idiom

noun:

• flower-patterned material used to bind the ends of the spine in books - From English "head band" ➜ 花布

noun:

• pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters - Sumo term

suffix:

• having a tendency towards; being close to

expression:

• even the hardest of hearts can be moved to tears; a tear in the ogre's eye [literal] - proverb

noun:

• quintessential enka; enka with age-old lyrical themes set to a haunting traditional-style melody ➜ 演歌

noun:

• Hokkai-do, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu and remaining prefectures (all administrative divisions of Japan except Tokyo-to)

expression:

• "laugh and grow fat" [figurative]; good fortune and happiness will come to the home of those who smile [literal] - from Chi: 打開笑門福自來 - proverb

expression:

• all people aren't evil; don't distrust everyone; there is kindness to be found everywhere - proverb

expression:

• to only look the part (but otherwise be wholly unsuited for it); a monkey wearing a crown - idiom

noun:

• fiber to the x (generic term for any network architecture that uses optical fiber) (fibre); FTTx

noun:

• skewering one's food with a chopstick in order to pick it up (a breach of etiquette)

noun:

• ringing one's chopsticks against a dish (in order to request seconds, etc.) (a breach of etiquette)

noun:

• ornamental weights used to keep curtains and the like from blowing around in the wind

godan ~く verb:

• to have a facial tattoo (esp. one around the eye, one form of punishment in ancient Japan) - was v4k - archaism - obscure term

noun:

• sleeping quarters; bedroom (mainly refers to one used by a married couple)
• inner room; inner sanctum