noun:

• banishment (to a somewhat distant province); middle-degree punishment of the three banishment punishments under the ritsuryo system

noun / ~する noun:

• pardon; extenuation; excuse ［かしゃく］
• borrowing ［かしゃく］

noun:

• borrowing a kanji with the same pronunciation to write a similar-sounding word

noun:

• strut; short vertical post
• thickness (of a book minus the cover, a sheaf of paper, etc.)
• handbreadth; bundle - archaism ➜ 束【そく】

noun:

• shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine - honorific language - Shintō term ➜ 神体

noun:

• robe with a round collar, stitched sides and a ran, worn by the emperor and high-ranking officials ➜ 襴

noun:

• edict from a senior official in government or military which had the status of a binding official document

expression:

• harsh words make the going rough; consider your words; a round egg can be cut into a square [literal] - proverb

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

• stinging; smarting; tingling; burning - onomatopoeia
• on edge; nervous; tense - onomatopoeia

adverb / ~と adverb:

• ripping; peeling; tearing - onomatopoeia
• shrill sound of a whistle - onomatopoeia

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

• quivering; trembling - onomatopoeia

noun:

• recouping one's strength for a renewed attack (on); making another attempt with redoubled efforts - four character idiom

noun:

• stupa-shaped stone distance indicators placed at intervals of one cho (approx. 109 meters) on a temple approach ➜ 町石

noun:

• functioning cuff buttons on a jacket (i.e. those that can be buttoned and unbuttoned) ➜ 本開き
• surgeon's cuffs

noun:

• functioning cuff buttons on a jacket (i.e. those that can be buttoned and unbuttoned) ➜ 本切羽
• surgeon's cuffs

noun:

• various containers; miscellaneous receptacles
• small wooden plate on which offerings for a Shinto home shine are placed

noun / ~する noun:

• reversing the order of (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; the tables being turned; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; mistaking the means for the end - four character idiom

noun:

• bath; bathtub ➜ お風呂
• bathroom; bathhouse
• room for drying lacquerware
• base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)

expression:

• even the patience of a saint eventually runs out; (if you touch) the Buddha's face three times (he will get annoyed) [literal] - proverb

noun:

• meat of a fish (e.g. tuna) that is dark red with blood, usu. coming from the parts close to the spine ➜ 血合い

expression:

• depends entirely on; depends above all on

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to recover a cost; to recover an expense; to get a return on one's investment; to get one's money's worth

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to pull out; to draw out; to extract; to unplug; to weed
• to omit; to leave out; to go without; to skip

auxiliary verb / godan ~く verb:

• to do to the end; to carry through

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to let out (e.g. air from a tyre); to drain (e.g. water from a bath); to empty
• to pick out; to choose; to select; to extract
• to pilfer; to steal
• to remove; to get rid of; to take out
• to pass; to overtake; to outstrip; to get ahead of
• to pierce; to break through; to go through - also written 貫く
• to cut out (a shape); to create (a pattern) by dying the surrounding area
• to seize; to capture; to reduce
• to scoop (a story)
• to take out (an opponent's stones; in go)

godan ~く verb:

• to masturbate (of a male); to ejaculate (while masturbating) - slang - vulgar
• to take (a photo); to record (video) - slang

suffix:

• in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of
• attached or stretched on

noun:

• lucky day
• an unspecified day of the month, used on diplomas, proclamations, etc.

noun:

• knot (in rope, etc.); bonds; fetters
• arrest
• rope impressions (on the surface of pottery)

godan ~る verb:

• to fabricate (stories) (based on alleged behaviour of the Asahi newspaper); to make up - slang - humorous term

noun:

• beriberi ➜ 脚気【かっけ】

noun / ~する noun / ~と adverb:

• tearing off something stuck on the surface of something else (e.g. duct tape) - onomatopoeia