noun:

• member (of a group led by a kumigashira); member (of a fire brigade)
• muntin; mullion; member; fret

noun:

• eight hereditary titles (designated by Emperor Tenmu in 684 CE: Mahito, Asomi, Sukune, Imiki, Michinoshi, Omi, Muraji, Inagi) - archaism

noun:

• sending word (by letter, messenger, etc.); writing (to someone)

noun:

• the four great civilizations of the world (China, Babylon, India and Egypt as put forward by Chinese scholar Liang Qichao in 1900)

noun:

• Otenmon conspiracy (political incident in 866CE centered around the destruction by fire of the main gate of the imperial palace) - archaism

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 / ~の noun:

• separation (e.g. by a screen, curtain, or door) - often 物越しに ➜ 越し【ごし】

noun:

• Zen stick (used by a Zen priest to strike an inattentive Zazen sitter) ➜ 座禅

noun:

• The Art of War (military text by Sun Tzu, 512 BCE) ➜ 孫子【そんし】

prefix noun / ~の noun:

• person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired

noun:

• The Pillow Book (by Sei Shonagon)

noun:

• heterosexual male (as viewed by homosexual males) - from non-ケ (気) - male language - slang ➜ ゲイ・その気【そのけ】

noun:

• shore power (for use by boats); shoreside electric power

noun:

• large-scale, long-running TV series (esp. of period pieces produced by NHK) ➜ 大河小説

noun:

• eight hereditary titles (designated by Emperor Tenmu in 684 CE: Mahito, Asomi, Sukune, Imiki, Michinoshi, Omi, Muraji, Inagi) - archaism - obscure term ➜ 八色の姓

noun:

• the four great civilizations of the world (China, Babylon, India and Egypt as put forward by Chinese scholar Liang Qichao in 1900)

noun:

• quack (sound made by ducks); braak

noun:

• white powder for use on the neck (e.g. by geisha)

noun:

• different magazine (esp. by a different publisher); another magazine

noun / ~する noun:

• capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); conquest; attack; assault
• defeating (an opponent)
• attacking (a problem) strategically

godan ~つ verb / intransitive verb:

• to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits ➜ 勇み立つ【いさみたつ】

noun:

• spring sludge; spring mud (caused by the melting of the snow); (muddy) slush

~と adverb / adverb / ~する noun:

• being moved (to tears); being touched (by); becoming sentimental - onomatopoeia

~と adverb / adverb:

• (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.) - onomatopoeia

~と adverb / adverb / ~する noun:

• becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy - onomatopoeia

ichidan verb:

• to become obsessed with; to be possessed (by spirits, etc.); to be obsessive compulsive (OCD)

expression:

• this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means