noun:

• (entering into) nirvana

suffix noun:

• used after a date to indicate the death of a monk at that time

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• silent; tranquil - usu. せき

noun:

• thatched-roof gate (used as the entrance to a garden, esp. of a tea ceremony house)
• my home ［ぼうもん］ - humble language

noun:

• playing shogi with a handicap of the rook and bishop
• participating in a contest while missing key players, pieces, etc.

noun:

• the death of Shakyamuni Buddha - Buddhism term
• Buddhist service held on the day of Buddha's death (orig. 15th of the 2nd month, now 15th of the 3rd month) - abbreviation - Buddhism term ➜ 仏涅槃忌

noun:

• plan of a house; arrangement of rooms; list of rooms in an apartment, excluding bathroom and toilet, encoded as a string of digits and letters (e.g. "2DK" for a two-room apartment with a kitchen/dining area)

noun:

• dumplings offered to the moon (on the 15th day of the 8th month and the 13th day of the 9th month)

noun:

• Grand Protector (lowest of the top three civil positions of the Zhou Dynasty)
• Minister of the Right (official in Nara and Heian periods) ➜ 右大臣

noun:

• flake; chip
• speck or flake used for the production of stone tools

noun / ~の noun:

• aliteracy; loss of interest in or shift away from reading (especially serious) books or literature

noun:

• main temple; main building of a shrine
• alternate name for the Shishiden; Hall for State Ceremonies ➜ 紫宸殿・内裏
• central building of a palace; State Chamber

noun:

• classical school or style (e.g. of music, baseball pitching, etc.); orthodox school; authentic style
• purist; follower of the orthodox school

expression / ichidan verb:

• to settle (a matter) for the time being; to complete the first stage (of something)

noun:

• peasants chosen to carry the payment of a tax (in kind) to the capital (ritsuryo system) - archaism

expression / adverb:

• good or bad; right or wrong; for better or for worse; rightly or wrongly

noun:

• wind blowing on the day of the Buddhist service held on the day of Buddha's death (15th day of the 2nd month) - Buddhism term

noun:

• the respective (relative) strength of political parties; distribution of the number of parliamentary seats held by each of the political parties - four character idiom

noun:

• country with a constitutional government; constitutional state; country where the rule of law prevails; system based on the rule of law

noun:

• door frame; window frame; frame sections of the door or window that provide most of its structural integrity

noun / ~する noun:

• author directing or producing his or her own play (film) - four character idiom
• staging oneself for effect; presenting oneself in a favorable light - four character idiom

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter

noun:

• pattern; figure; design
• state; condition
• conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems
• model; pattern; example
• indicates that something seems likely (e.g. rain or storm) - after a noun
• framework (in go); territorial framework; moyo

noun:

• individually "washing" a partner's fingers or toes in one's vagina (esp. as a service at a soapland) - slang ➜ ソープランド

noun:

• inspection by the empress or the crown prince

noun:

• visit by the empress or the crown prince

noun / ~の noun:

• living flesh; flesh and blood
• physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva ［しょうじん］ - Buddhism term