noun:

• fire alarm ringing continuously to warn that a fire is extremely near ➜ 擦り半
• sound as produced by this alarm

noun:

• women's waistcloth; loincloth - obscure term ➜ ゆもじ
• garment worn by nobles when bathing

noun:

• ukiyo-e print produced with various shades of indigo (and sometimes small amounts of vermilion or yellow)
• staining a pattern on fabric or paper by rubbing it with indigo leaves

noun:

• bowl of rice; single serving of rice
• bowl of rice placed by the pillow of the recently deceased

noun:

• boy or doll dressed in ancient Chinese clothes
• hairstyle inspired by such a doll (esp. for female children) (Edo period)

noun:

• electronic mail service; e-mail service; electronic mail system; e-mail system ➜ 電子メール
• letter facsimile service operated by Japan Post ➜ レタックス

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while he sleeps
• to catch someone off his guard by setting traps

noun:

• second blooming (in a season); reflowering; reflorescence ➜ 返り咲き【かえりざき】
• return to working by a prostitute, kabuki actor, etc. - archaism

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to break off; to knock off
• to create a false eye by sacrificing a stone (in go)

noun:

• fire alarm ringing continuously to warn that a fire is extremely near ➜ 擦り半鐘
• sound as produced by this alarm

noun:

• rock fight; stone-throwing fight ➜ 石合戦
• custom by which neighbours or friends threw rocks inside a couple's house on their wedding night

noun:

• scarlet kadsura (Kadsura japonica) ➜ 実葛【さねかずら】
• white sash tied around the head, with ends hanging down and tucked into belt, worn in kyogen to indicate a female character being played by a man

noun:

• good match; suitable candidate (for marriage)
• good opportunity to be saved by Buddha - Buddhism term

noun:

• government property
• taxes and other fees paid by the provinces to the governement (ritsuryo system) ［かんもつ］

noun / ~の noun:

• reflected image; mirror image
• math image by inversion

noun / ~する noun:

• physical labor; physical labour; physical work
• forced labor imposed by the government (e.g. under the ritsuryo system) ➜ 力役【りきやく】

noun:

• slip of the pen; mistake in writing
• something ruined by a mistake in writing (e.g. postcard)

noun:

• type Japanese folkloric monster (yokai), thought to be a trio of weasels who appear in a whirlwind to cut their victim
• cut caused by whirlwind

noun:

• sleeveless ceremonial robe for samurai (replacing the Muromachi period suou) ➜ 素襖
• sleeveless robe worn by commoners - archaism

noun:

• split bamboo; bamboo slat; bamboo split
• noisy bamboo baton used by night watchmen (Edo period)

noun / ~する noun:

• building; construction
• group effort by Buddhist practitioners; group activities by a community (e.g. cleaning, etc.)

noun:

• flash of lightning
• fire caused by lightning

noun:

• food set out on a stand; gift placed on a stand
• food brought on a large stand to a brothel by a red-light district caterer - archaism

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

suffix:

• pickled (something)
• being badly influenced by; being addicted to