noun:

• being possessed (by a spirit); possessed person
• child or doll used as a vessel for a spirit invoked by a shaman or miko ➜ 憑坐【よりまし】

conjunction:

• that being the case; therefore; so
• well then, moving on to another topic...
• (expressing surprise) ...on earth? ［されば］

interjection:

• that's right ［されば］

expression / noun:

• drinker; person who can hold their drink

noun:

• medicinal drink made from plants steeped in mirin

expression:

• paper lanterns and temple bells (esp. as an example of two things looking similar on the outside, but of a completely different nature); (like) chalk and cheese; you can't judge a book by its cover - obscure term ➜ 月と鼈【つきとすっぽん】

expression / godan ~る verb:

• for tears to gather in one's eyes; for tears to well up in one's eyes

noun:

• part of the fabric that is wrapped farthest from the skin when wearing a garment that is wrapped in front of one (such as a kimono) ➜ 下前
• percentage; commission ➜ 上米【うわまい】

expression:

• filial piety begins with not harming one's own body (as one's entire body was given by one's parents) (from The Classic of Filial Piety)

noun:

• baldness; bald head
• children's hairstyle of short untied hair; children with short untied hair ［かぶろ・かむろ］
• young girl working as a servant for a high-class prostitute (Edo period) ［かぶろ・かむろ］ ➜ 太夫・天神
• idiot; moron - derogatory term - usually written using kana alone

noun:

• nest (of boxes); nesting
• concealed information
• adopting a child after one's own has died; child adopted in this manner ［入れ子］
• cavity in an oar (fitted onto a peg as part of a traditional oarlock) ➜ 櫓杭

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• fully satisfied; well satisfied (e.g. with an explanation or apology); to have one's heart completely cleared of doubt or grudge

noun:

• Calpis (Japanese milk-based soft drink)
• sperm; semen; cum - colloquialism

noun:

• someone who can't drink; non-drinker; temperate man

noun:

• lingering raindrops; remaining portion of a drink; favors; favours

noun:

• sampling food or drink; tasting

noun:

• short drink (martini, gimlet, etc.)

noun:

• (sense of) taste

suffix / counter:

• counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.

noun:

• aojiru; vegetable juice drink made from green leafy vegetables

noun:

• drink of black tea mixed with coffee

noun:

• enjoying food, drink and entertainment in a small room ➜ 四畳半【よじょうはん】

noun:

• attitude that with the state as one's boss, normal fiscal accountability can be dispensed with; dependence on the central government; attitude of those who assume their jobs are safe because they are government employees

noun:

• seasonal word (in haiku) ➜ 季語
• seasonal topic (in haiku); seasonal word used as a theme (at a haiku gathering)

noun:

• two-sword school; style of fencing with one sword in each hand ➜ 二天一流
• liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets
• bisexuality - colloquialism
• player who can play as both pitcher and fielder - Baseball term

noun:

• water and sky
• Varuna; Vedic god of water and sky (adopted into Buddhism as god of water and protector of the west)

noun:

• kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning; phonetic-equivalent character; substitute character
• kanji used for their meaning, irrespective of reading