noun:

• ceremony to consecrate a newly made Buddhist statue or image by inserting the eyes (thereby investing it with soul) - four character idiom

noun:

• decorative black flagpole tassel made from tail hair (of a yak, horse, ox, etc.) or dyed hemp ➜ 大頭【おおがしら】

noun:

• iteration mark shaped like the hiragana "ku" (used in vertical writing to represent repetition of two or more characters) ➜ 踊り字

noun:

• small purification wand - archaism
• thinly cut hemp or paper mixed with rice (scattered as an offering to the gods) ➜ 切麻

noun:

• kitchen-cum-office of a Zen temple or monastery, where meals are prepared and senior priests have their offices

noun:

• shingling with thin cedar or cypress shingles; roof shingled in such a manner (usu. at temples, shrines, etc.) ➜ 木賊板

noun:

• celebrity or comedian (usu. male) taking on an effeminate role (through mannerisms, way of speaking, etc.) - slang ➜ お姉・キャラ

noun:

• last death anniversary for which there is a memorial service held (usu. the 32nd or 49th) - Buddhism term ➜ 三十三回忌

suffix:

• -endian (i.e. big-endian or little-endian) - IT term

noun:

• cherry (tree; esp. sweet cherry or Nanking cherry) ➜ 西洋実桜・梅桃

noun:

• plain form (of a Japanese verb or adjective); dictionary form; predicative form - Linguistics term

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

• to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with

noun:

• striking on the side; slanting or driving (rain); side sweep; side blow

noun:

• Ocypode stimpsoni (species of ghost crab, sand crab or white crab)

noun:

• (stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes - manga slang

noun:

• 18 certificate; R-18; restricted to those 18 years or older

noun:

• five letters; five signs
• first five syllables of a waka or haiku ➜ 和歌・俳句

noun:

• wing
• Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions) ［よく］ - Astronomy term ➜ 二十八宿・朱雀【すざく】

suffix / counter:

• counter for birds or bird wings ［よく］ - archaism

noun:

• district; county ［ぐん］
• district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period) ➜ 国郡里制

noun / ~する noun:

• toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something)
• drinking one's glass dry

interjection:

• cheers

noun / ~する noun:

• search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt
• legally authorized search of a person, building, etc. - Law term

noun / ~する noun:

• execution; enforcing; carrying out ［しこう・せこう・しぎょう］
• giving alms; giving food to the poor or monks ［せぎょう］

noun / ~する noun:

• entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access
• visiting a high-class or noble individual - original meaning

noun:

• doer; performer
• protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; leading part; main character - usually written using kana alone
• speculator (in trading) ［仕手］

noun:

• Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver ➜ 五節句