noun:

• any of a number of secret societies of ancient China (often opposed to the government)

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound
• to understand; to be reasonable

noun:

• Zen question for meditation (e.g. the sound of one hand clapping); koan

expression:

• when about to go back
• on the way back; on the way home

noun:

• red Fuji; when Mt Fuji appears red because of the sun's rays (esp. in the early morning from late summer to early autumn)

noun:

• civet; stew of a game animal, red wine and various alliums (often thickened with the animal's blood) - Food term - From French

noun:

• outline of a solitary fish (as seen through the water when fishing, etc.)

noun:

• a good time to view the moon (i.e. when it is full) - archaism

noun:

• man who causes the weather to become sunny when he gets out ➜ 雨男

noun:

• woman who causes the weather to become sunny when she goes out ➜ 雨女

noun:

• pillow made from bamboo or cane (for use during the summer)

noun:

• voice; speech; sound of a voice
• sound (e.g. of a TV) ［おんせい］

noun:

• soldiers of the ritsuryo system that guarded gates of the imperial palace, the court, etc.
• term used in error to refer to young men that were made to do forced labour in the ritsuryo system
• guards originally stationed at the grand shrine at Ise and shrine at Atsuta, Nagoya to protect the officials there

pronoun:

• such and such (when being vague, placeholder, etc.); this and that

interjection:

• What?; What is the matter?; What are the items?

noun:

• silver crown (dental crown made from mercury amalgam)
• crown made of silver

noun / ~する noun:

• performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written - four character idiom
• doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution)
• put-up job; charade
• sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)

conjunction:

• by the way; incidentally
• even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how) - after the plain past form of a verb

particle:

• if ... then; when
• and - often ...も...ば...も...
• why don't you...?
• the more (one does something) - often ...ば...ほど
• because; since - archaism

noun:

• snail's pace tactics; walking slowly when voting in the Diet to delay proceedings - four character idiom

noun:

• rematch (e.g. in sumo when the match is too close to decide)

noun:

• a good chance coming along; the time has come (for, to, when...); opportunity knocking - four character idiom

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to have one's feet reach the bottom (e.g. when standing in water)

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

expression:

• when in Rome, do as the Romans do - proverb

expression:

• When in Rome, do as the Romans do - proverb ➜ 郷に入っては郷に従え