noun:

• grains of sand on the beach (i.e. something countless) - archaism

noun:

• imperial ceremony of ancestor worship formerly held on the vernal equinox ➜ 春分の日

noun:

• imperial ceremony of ancestor worship formerly held on the autumnal equinox ➜ 秋分の日

noun:

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

noun:

• tears on the sleeves (of one's kimono); "weeping copiously" [figurative] - lit., e.g. in 源氏物語

noun:

• wale (on the skin); welt; weal

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to bask in the sun lying flat on one's belly ➜ 甲羅干し

noun:

• post box on the front door; letterbox - From English "door post"

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to man (a ship); to help (someone) into
• to march into; to enter

noun:

• god of harvests and wealth (syncretized with Saraswati, and often taking the form of a heavenly woman, a white snake or a fox)

noun:

• Buddhist service in which the eight scrolls of the Lotus Sutra are read one scroll at a time (one morning and one evening reading each day for four days with a different reciter each time)

adjectival noun / noun:

• high nose; person with a high nose; pride

noun:

• large head; person with a large head

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to put back up; to stand back up
• to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to reorganize; to rearrange; to put right; to recover; to put back on its feet
• to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate; to revise

noun / ~する noun:

• massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage)

noun:

• masseur; masseuse; massager - sensitive
• blind person (as many were traditionally massagers) - archaism - colloquialism

noun:

• criminal, administrative and civil codes (forming the basis of ancient East Asian law; orig. Chinese); legal codes of the Nara and Heian eras based on Chinese models ➜ 律・令【りょう】

noun:

• first person to say something; first person to suggest something

noun:

• steaming basket; wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot - 井籠 (rarely 井篭) refers to a square basket
• soba served on a small wickerwork tray; wickerwork tray (for serving soba)

noun:

• taiko; title for a regent, later for the grand chancellor, also for the father of an Imperial adviser (advisor) who passed the role to his son - esp. refers to Toyotomi Hideyoshi - honorific language ➜ 関白【かんぱく】

noun / suffix noun:

• corner; nook; recess

noun:

• downstage right (on a noh stage) ［角］ - obscure term ➜ 目付柱

noun:

• deposit (esp. on renting a house); security money; bond payment; guarantee

noun:

• chocolate-coated ice cream on a stick - From English "ice smack" ➜ スマック

noun:

• cloud of ashes (caused by pouring water on a fire)

noun / ~する noun:

• giving someone a ride on one's shoulders

noun:

• shoulder wheel (judo) - Martial Arts term

noun:

• emphasis (e.g. placed on a word); stress; tone (of voice)