noun:

• decorating the alcove of a tea room with a hanging scroll and flowers (in more formal tea ceremonies, during only the first and second half respectively)
• style of decorating a traditional Japanese room (esp. a study) in which incense, a pair of vases and a pair of candlesticks are placed on a table in front of a trio of hanging scrolls - orig. meaning

noun:

• nut (on the head of a shamisen, supporting the second and third strings)

noun:

• to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres
• square bearing block (at the top of a pillar) ➜ 枡形
• Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions) - Astronomy term ➜ 二十八宿・玄武【げんぶ】

noun:

• resistance - From French
• popular resistance against a military invasion (especially of that by the French against the Nazis in World War II)

noun:

• (of Chinese) pronunciation of kanji without a medial between the initial consonant and center vowel
• (of Japanese) the long "o" vowel arising from combination of the "a" and "u" sounds

noun:

• unloading a barge
• small pieces of fried tofu
• palanquin that carried guests to and from the red light district

noun:

• exact center of the Garbhadhatu mandala - obscure term
• platform upon which the fire is lit in a stone lantern

noun:

• square (shape) ［ますがた］
• square bearing block (at the top of a pillar) ［斗形］
• (in a castle) rectangular space between the inner and outer gates (where troops can gather) ［ますがた］

expression:

• Yama's pole with a human head on the top (able to discern good and evil of the dead) ➜ 閻魔
• (being a) fuss-pot; complaining about things in the public eye

noun:

• game of chance similar to rock, paper scissors, where the different hand gestures symbolize a fox, a hunter and a village head

noun:

• mapo doufu; mapo tofu; spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat - Food term - From Chinese "mápó dòufu"

noun:

• hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk) ➜ 茶筅

noun:

• your house; your home; your family - honorific language
• your husband - honorific language
• your organization - honorific language

pronoun:

• you (referring to someone of equal status with whom one is not especially close) - honorific language

expression:

• better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion - proverb

noun:

• final paragraph; final paragraphs; the end of a story of block of text

noun / ~する noun:

• considering the pros and cons of; examining arguments for and against

noun:

• stock (in grafting)
• wood used as a platform (or base, etc.); block (i.e. chopping block); (gun) stock; unworked block of wood

noun:

• Imperial surname; title borne by a prince of the blood as a head of a house ➜ 宮家【みやけ】

noun:

• go; soy beans soaked and mashed to a creamy paste (ingredient of tofu and soy milk) - ご is gikun for 豆汁 and 豆油

noun:

• master; head of household; man of the house; principal supporter of a temple

noun:

• (of Chinese) pronunciation of kanji with a medial between the initial consonant and center vowel
• (of Japanese) the long "o" vowel arising from combination of the "o" and "u" or "e" and "u" sounds

noun / ~する noun:

• application (of ointment)
• coating

noun:

• imperial portrait; photograph of the incumbent Emperor and Empress distributed to schools between 1890 and the end of the Second World War
• portrait or photo of a person of high rank - honorific language

noun:

• white vinegar; plum vinegar made without perilla ➜ ホワイトビネガー・梅酢【うめず】
• dressing consisting of a dashi-diluted mixture of vinegar, ground sesame, tofu, sugar and salt - Food term

~と adverb / adverb:

• lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore) - onomatopoeia
• steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching) - onomatopoeia

~の noun / adjectival noun:

• sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough - often used adverbially as ひたひたに - onomatopoeia

~と adverb / adverb:

• speedily; promptly; quickly; smoothly - onomatopoeia - archaism
• closely; exactly - onomatopoeia - archaism