adverb:

• snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly - onomatopoeia
• (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement); with a plop; (fall) straight - onomatopoeia

noun:

• the rise of the curtain; opening (of play) ➜ 幕開き
• beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)

noun:

• unstitched, open side of some traditional Japanese clothing; clothing with such an open side - abbreviation ➜ 縫腋
• robe worn by military officials with a round collar, unstitched open sides and no ran ➜ 闕腋の袍

noun:

• message appended to a note accompanying a gift, requesting the recipient to keep the gift at hand

noun:

• personal ornament (adorned with gemstones, and usu. worn by the nobility in ancient India or adorning Buddhist statues); necklace; diadem
• moulded decoration hanging from the edges of a Buddhist canopy, gables, etc.

noun:

• face (of a wall of coal or ore, etc.); working face (of a mine)

noun:

• (since) the beginning of the universe; (since) the dawn of time - four character idiom

temporal noun:

• since the creation (of the world); since the dawn of history - four character idiom

noun:

• backslapping; a smile and a tap on the shoulder [literal]
• backslapper; someone who smiles and gives you a slap on the shoulder; someone who wins people over

noun / ~の noun:

• bargaining; negotiation
• turning one's body to the left or right and standing (when leaving the presence of nobility, etc.)
• sailing close-hauled; sailing on a close reach

noun / ~する noun:

• intoning the name of the Buddha; chanting the name of the Buddha

noun:

• day of the boar in the month of the boar (the 10th month) ➜ 亥の子の祝

noun:

• many monsters, spirits, etc. forming a line and walking through the night - four character idiom
• veritable pandemonium; large number of people plotting and doing evil; creepy characters roaming about presenting a most scandalous sight

noun:

• the rise of the curtain; opening (of play) ➜ 幕開け
• beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)

noun / ~する noun:

• recitation (of Japanese or Chinese poem)

noun / ~の noun:

• blending of Japanese and Western styles - four character idiom

noun:

• era of Japanese imperialism (esp. Korea)

noun:

• Japanese sweets made of bean paste

noun:

• hymns of praise in Japanese - Buddhism term

noun:

• transcription of Chinese classics into Japanese

noun:

• transcription of Chinese classics into Japanese

noun:

• Shinkage-Ryu (style of Japanese fencing) - Martial Arts term

noun:

• phonetic table (esp. that of Japanese) ➜ 五十音図

noun:

• round collar (of traditional Japanese clothing) - obscure term ➜ 盤領

noun:

• Kutani ware; style of Japanese porcelain