noun:

• square hand-lantern

noun:

• second division of the night (approx. 9 pm to 11 pm) - archaism

noun:

• second crop

noun:

• second floor front room

noun:

• hand-clapping performed to celebrate the conclusion or completion of something (3-3-3-1 rhythm, done three times) ➜ 一本締め【いっぽんじめ】

noun:

• one's hand being completely concealed; not having called any tiles - Mahjong term - From Chinese

noun:

• hand-to-hand combat

noun:

• second note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. D sharp) (in China) ➜ 十二律・断吟
• twelfth lunar month

noun:

• hour hand (watch, clock)

noun:

• second degree burn

noun:

• picking up a bowl with one's right hand which is already holding one's chopsticks (a breach of etiquette) - obscure term

noun:

• printing by hand

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

noun:

• lining out to second base - Baseball term

noun:

• second life (esp. that of a retiree)
• SecondLife (online virtual world)

noun:

• Second Epistle of John (book of the Bible)

noun:

• second revised edition

expression:

• struggling to grab hold of one's opponent's belt with one's dominant hand - Sumo term

noun:

• five-second rule

expression:

• Defeat is inevitable for one who goes second; Being slow to take action inevitably leads to defeat - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• paying cash-in-hand; paying under the table - colloquialism

noun:

• one's hand being completely concealed; not having called any tiles - abbreviation - Mahjong term - From Chinese ➜ 門前清

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone

noun:

• second athlete to compete in a 5-on-5 team competition (kendo, judo, etc.) ➜ 先鋒【せんぽう】

noun:

• sleight of hand (e.g. in magic tricks) - From English