noun:

• secondary substantive (inflectable word or phrase that acts as an uninflectable within a sentence) - Linguistics term

noun:

• logical paragraph (as opposed to a formal paragraph); segment of text expressing a single meaning ➜ 形式段落

noun:

• every single word and phrase; word by word - four character idiom

noun:

• pot of chicken or seafood, and vegetables in a dashi broth, usu. cooked at the table (traditionally a winter meal); seafood and vegetable stew or chowder ➜ 寄せ

noun:

• pent roof built atop the stairs of a shrine or a building in a classic aristocratic villa ➜ 寝殿造り・向拝

noun:

• feeling or atmosphere or mood of a painting; the mood to paint

noun:

• sound of footsteps
• sense or sign that something is approaching ［あしおと］

noun / ~する noun:

• drawing away from someone because of their speech or actions; having the mood ruined
• zooming out or backing the camera away to get a wider image (film, TV)

noun / ~する noun:

• final decision; ultimate decision; official decision; finalizing; last word (on or about something); final word

adjective:

• possessed of a strong sense of duty

noun:

• restoring a computer to factory settings (esp. through reinstallation of the operating system, or use of a recovery CD) - IT term

noun:

• (a feeling of) identification (with); sense of belonging - four character idiom

noun:

• preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism) ［おしょう］ - honorific language
• preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism) ［かしょう］ - honorific language
• preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism) ［わじょう］ - usu. 和上 - honorific language
• second highest priestly rank in Buddhism ➜ 法眼
• monk (esp. the head monk of a temple) ［おしょう・かしょう］
• master (of one's art, trade, etc.)

noun:

• main meaning; opinion; idea; aim; motive; gist; meaning

noun:

• the spoken words of the emperor or a noble - honorific language

noun:

• clicking the shutter of a camera without taking a picture (because no film is loaded, or in order to advance the film)

expression:

• a word from the wise

noun:

• deep or profound meaning

noun:

• swallowing a great amount of tea or medicine
• tea prepared for the New Year with the first water of the year - abbreviation ➜ 大服茶

noun:

• style of speaking in which the speaker gives the end of each sentence or phrase a higher intonation - From English "up talk"

noun:

• box set at a gate of a home or near the front door, used for receiving deliveries of newspapers, mail, milk, etc.

auxiliary:

• word used at sentence-end (like a particle) to indicate speculation, volition or invitation - archaism - Kantō, Tōhoku dialect
• should; must ➜ 可き

noun:

• sense of decorum; attention to the common civilities of life - four character idiom

noun:

• outer material of a garment; shell of a jacket or coat; garment minus the lining ➜ 裏地

noun:

• rare word; unusual word; strange word