noun:

• rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil - Shintō term

noun:

• lines of the palm; aptitude; handwriting; apt move (in a go or shogi game); standard method

noun / ~の noun:

• piece of junk (esp. dismantled or broken down car); worn-out article

noun:

• hitting (with fist); striking

noun:

• young men with deep tans (or dark makeup) who wear white eyeliner and lipstick - slang

interjection:

• exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)

noun:

• small knife that is largely ornamental or used to cut open letters and the like ➜ 小刀

noun:

• huqin (any Chinese string instrument played with a bow)
• biwa (4 or 5-stringed Oriental lute) - archaism ➜ 琵琶

noun:

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

noun:

• distinctive character used in the names of all people belonging to a single clan or lineage

auxiliary:

• word used at sentence-end (like a particle) to indicate speculation, volition or invitation - archaism - Kantō, Tōhoku dialect
• should; must ➜ 可き

noun:

• First Nations (i.e. non-Inuit or Metis aboriginal peoples in Canada)

noun:

• bi (ancient Chinese artifact; flat jade or glass disc with a circular hole in the centre)

noun:

• Apristurus (genus of catshark in the family Scyliorhinidae known as ghost or demon catsharks)

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to carry on one's shoulders (esp. of two or more people carrying a palanquin, etc.)

noun:

• green man; representation of a face surrounded by or made from leaves

suffix noun:

• superior to (e.g. professional, etc. in ability or achievement) ➜ 裸足【はだし】

noun:

• ignoring (one thing) for (another) ➜ 其方退け【そっちのけ】

noun:

• last death anniversary for which there is a memorial service held (usu. the 32nd or 49th) - Buddhism term ➜ 弔い上げ

noun:

• regular column or opinion piece written by a different person each time - From English "relay column"

noun:

• manpower supplied by designated adult men to government officials, or tax in lieu (ritsuryo system)

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to print
• to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold

noun / suffix:

• side (of something, or taking someone's side); part
• (watch) case

noun:

• face
• surface
• mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask) ［おもて・もて］

noun:

• rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter
• seasonable rain ［じう］

noun:

• ranking wrestler in the makuuchi (senior-grade) or juryo (junior-grade) divisions - Sumo term

adjectival noun / noun:

• chief; main; principal; important ➜ 主な・主に
• main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen) - usu. written as オモ - abbreviation ➜ 重あど