noun:

• praying at a temple or shrine for help to stop drinking

noun:

• memorial hall; museum (esp. in memory of a person or event)

noun:

• independent word; free-standing Japanese language elements (not auxiliaries or particles) - Linguistics term

noun / ~する noun:

• concentration (of light, e.g. with lens or mirror); condensation; condensing

noun:

• gust (of wind)
• influence
• instigating
• tailgating
• low angle (photo or drawing)

adjectival noun:

• mellow (flavor or fragrance, esp. alcohol); rich; full-bodied; superior

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to be fully satisfied with (e.g. an explanation or apology) ➜ 釈然

noun:

• coarse speech or writing; humble reference to one's own words

noun:

• visiting a shrine or temple to give thanks
• settling scores

noun:

• student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker

noun:

• signature or written seal at the end of a document

expression / ~の noun:

• polite or diplomatic way of putting things; honeyed words; lip service - four character idiom

noun:

• footprint; soleprint
• last; wooden mold for shoes or tabi (mould) - often 足型

expression / adverb:

• furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this

noun:

• complete mastery of or over; at one's beck and call

noun:

• pillow stuffed with buckwheat chaff, rice husks or similar material

noun:

• gift; souvenir; present
• curtain
• handle (on a fusuma or shoji door)

noun:

• complete mastery of or over; at one's beck and call

noun:

• Sulculus diversicolor supertexta (species of abalone or ear shell)

noun:

• citing or naming a variety of flowers
• multi-flowered design

noun:

• win an election due to another's death or disqualification

noun:

• small vessel or bowl in which sake cups are rinsed

noun:

• employee of a messenger or delivery service - From English "hand carrier"

noun:

• prescoring (recording the music or sound effects before filming a scene) - abbreviation

noun:

• fried beef or pork offal (entrails) ➜ ホルモン