noun:

• bodyguard; bouncer; guard
• bar (e.g. on a door); bolt
• stick or pole used for self-defence - orig. meaning

noun:

• condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice

noun:

• sliding door (esp. when removed from its frame and used for carrying things or people)
• large flounder - abbreviation ➜ 戸板平目

noun:

• bardo; state (or period) of intermediate existence between one's death and rebirth (in Japan, 49 days) - Buddhism term

noun:

• light, thin, single-layer kimono (esp. from hemp or raw silk, for summer use)
• shroud; burial clothes - abbreviation ➜ 経帷子

noun / ~する noun:

• rising and going to bed; daily life

adverb:

• all the time; constantly; whether awake or asleep

noun:

• deceptive advertising; misleading advertisement (presenting one's product as being better or cheaper than it really is)

expression:

• what more can one say?; utterly at a loss for words (because of disbelief or disgust)

noun:

• bardo; state (or period) of intermediate existence between one's death and rebirth (in Japan, 49 days) - Buddhism term ➜ 中陰・四有

noun:

• implement for carrying heavy loads, generally made of bamboo and woven grass or rope

noun:

• crime committed together by two or more people (in which each is known as a co-principal)

noun:

• sabdavidya (ancient Indian linguistic and grammatical studies) ➜ 五明
• chanting of Buddhist hymns (usu. in Sanskrit or Chinese) - Buddhism term

noun:

• sautoir; long necklace (longer than opera-length), often with an ornament (tassel or pendant) at the end

noun:

• link banner (graphic or logo provided for use in linking to web site) - IT term

noun:

• dried giant elephant ear stem from Higo province (eaten or used as a sex aid) ➜ 蓮芋

noun:

• cornering someone by lying in wait, e.g. for an unexpected interview or photograph; doorstepping - idiom

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• hanging; dangling

expression / adjective:

• (so ashamed or embarrassed that) one does not know where to put oneself; feeling out of place ➜ 身の置き所がない

noun / ~する noun:

• act of praying or performing an incantation so that a bad dream does not come true

noun:

• round of ghost stories (trad. at night with a lamp or candle being extinguished after each story)

noun:

• facility that serves meals and provides rooms for short-stay or overnight guests - From English "restaurant hotel"

noun:

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

noun:

• warm soba noodles (esp. for dipping, either served after being boiled, or cooled and then rewarmed) - abbreviation - Food term ➜ 熱盛り蕎麦

noun:

• winning hand with at least one terminal or honor tile in each set - Mahjong term

noun:

• bardo; state (or period) of intermediate existence between one's death and rebirth (in Japan, 49 days) - Buddhism term ➜ 中陰

noun:

• long mai (feng shui); longmai; the air or energy flowing down from an undulating mountain range ➜ 龍穴