noun / ~する noun:

• burial (disposal of a body) by exposure to the elements; aerial sepulture (burial)

noun:

• ceremonial offering by the Emperor of newly-harvested rice to the deities

godan ~う verb:

• to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon

noun:

• health and longevity; enjoying a long and healthy life being untouched by disaster - four character idiom

noun:

• Zen stick (used by a Zen priest to strike an inattentive Zazen sitter) ➜ 座禅

noun / ~する noun:

• slipping (in boxing); down caused by a boxer slipping - Sports term - From English "slip down"

noun:

• Western medicine (as introduced to Japan by the Dutch during the Edo period)

noun / ~する noun:

• forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain by the Edo shogunate

noun:

• fire balloon (experimental weapon launched by Japan during World War II); balloon bomb

godan ~る verb:

• to be shrouded by darkness
• to fall into deep sadness or despair

noun / ~する noun:

• verification of the authenticity of a document (e.g. by seal or handwriting) - obscure term

noun:

• Base64; binary data/text data encoding conversion defined by MIME - IT term

noun:

• pleasant person; attractive person; animal liked by all because of its cuteness

noun:

• black silk or paper triangle worn over the forehead (usu. worn by children)

noun:

• medical treatment at one's own expense; treatment not covered by health insurance

expression:

• dripping with sweat; doing something by the sweat of one's brow

noun / ~する noun:

• involving the audience (by talking to them, bringing them on stage, etc.)

noun:

• drastic improvement of appearance via makeup; suddenly looking better by using makeup

noun:

• winning hand formed by drawing a replacement tile after declaring a kong - Mahjong term - From Chinese ➜ 嶺上牌

noun:

• persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story - colloquialism ➜ 泣き落とし

noun:

• love that is motivated by job-hunting; using sex to get a job - abbreviation ➜ リクルートラブ

ichidan verb:

• to cook (esp. grains such as rice, by boiling); to finish cooking

noun:

• Japanese war tuba; pre-radar acoustic locator used by the Imperial Japanese Army

noun:

• ranking of web pages by number of times viewed

noun:

• Amitabha triad; image of Amitabha Buddha flanked by the Bodhisattvas Avalokiteshvara and Mahasthamaprapta - Buddhism term