noun:

• principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol
• the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter - humorous term

noun:

• a gossip
• night watchman

noun / ~する noun:

• carrying out a coffin; funeral procession

noun:

• downstage right pillar (on a noh stage) used as a positioning guidepost for actors

expression:

• giving a royal welcome; extending every courtesy

noun / ~する noun:

• (act of) writing on a blackboard

noun:

• right side

noun / ~する noun:

• consultation via a circular

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to interrupt a conversation

noun:

• method of dyeing, developed in Okinawa, in which a single stencil is used to produce richly polychromatic designs; traditional dyed cloth from Okinawa

noun / ~する noun:

• a tour

noun / adjectival noun:

• a posteriori - From Latin

noun:

• televised broadcast of a stage performance

noun:

• word of respect added to the addressee's name on a letter
• under the desk

noun:

• village along a (large) river

noun:

• a small business

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to waive one's right; to waive a right

adverb:

• for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)

expression:

• if even the most crooked person is surrounded by good people, he will straighten up as does mugwort growing in a hemp field

noun:

• foot pocket portion of a diving fin

noun:

• folds of a mountain

noun:

• violence within a (student) sect; internal strife

expression:

• despite having waited a long time; in spite of having waited a long time

noun:

• wailings of a restless ghost - archaism

noun:

• "dancing" with hands and arms from a seated position; dancing empty-handed