expression:

• one's father is more horrifying than any natural disaster; earthquakes, thunder, fires, the old man [literal] - proverb

noun:

• bardo; state (or period) of intermediate existence between one's death and rebirth (in Japan, 49 days) - Buddhism term

noun:

• having sticky fingers; compulsive thievery
• habitual movement of one's hands
• marks from being handled often

noun:

• the hard way; striving for enlightenment through one's own efforts (as opposed to reliance on Amitabha) - Buddhism term ➜ 易行道

noun:

• deceptive advertising; misleading advertisement (presenting one's product as being better or cheaper than it really is)

noun / ~する noun:

• biding one's time building up strength till finally grasping an opportunity to launch out and flourish - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• killing oneself by jumping (e.g. from a tall building); plunging to one's death

noun:

• bardo; state (or period) of intermediate existence between one's death and rebirth (in Japan, 49 days) - Buddhism term ➜ 中陰・四有

noun:

• atman; one's true self, which transcends death and is part of the universal Brahman (in Hinduism) - From Sanskrit "ātman" ➜ ブラフマン

noun:

• broad-rimmed topless cap worn (esp. by young children) to prevent shampoo getting into one's eyes - trademark of Pip Co., Ltd. - From English "shampoo hat"

noun:

• novel about one's education, spiritual growth, etc,; coming-of-age story; Bildungsroman - From German ➜ 教養小説【きょうようしょうせつ】

noun:

• mochi received from one's parents after giving birth (trad. eaten in miso soup to improve lactation)

noun:

• bardo; state (or period) of intermediate existence between one's death and rebirth (in Japan, 49 days) - Buddhism term ➜ 中陰

noun:

• Japanese chimera; mythical creature with a monkey's head, tanuki's body, tiger's limbs, and a snake tail
• White's thrush (Zoothera dauma) ➜ 虎鶫
• man of mystery; enigma

expression:

• one becomes sleepy when one's stomach is full; full stomach, sleepy head; when the skin of the belly is extended, the skin of the eyes droops [literal] - proverb

adjectival noun / noun:

• one color; one colour; one article; monochrome
• same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing

adjectival noun / adverbial noun / noun:

• very hard; with utmost effort; with all one's might; for dear life - four character idiom ➜ 一所懸命

noun / ~する noun:

• opening; aperture (e.g. camera)
• opening one's mouth; beginning to speak

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• open; broad

noun:

• captive; prisoner
• victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)

noun / ~する noun:

• changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start - four character idiom

noun:

• (one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.)

noun / ~の noun:

• initial; first

noun:

• something (equipped) with legs
• sole of foot
• one's manner of walking

noun:

• pot - polite language ➜ 釜
• volcanic crater
• (one's) buttocks
• male homosexual; effeminate man; male transvestite - often derog. - usually written using kana alone - colloquialism

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to go downhill (e.g. for one's business); to be badly off (economically) ➜ 左前

noun:

• side; flank ➜ 横腹【よこばら】
• illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife