noun:

• part of a kanji for which the role is primarily to represent the meaning (as opposed to the pronunciation) ➜ 音符

noun:

• child or doll used as a vessel for a spirit invoked by a shaman or miko

noun:

• ticket good for multiple performances (e.g. a whole day, including matinee and evening performances); season ticket; through ticket [literal] ➜ 通し切符

noun:

• fake wedding cake with real cake insert used for the ceremonial cutting of the cake - From English "ceremony cake" ➜ ケーキカット

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to go to; to proceed to; to leave for

adverbial noun:

• once; one time; on one occasion
• temporarily; for a moment ［ひとたび］
• one degree; one tone; one musical interval ［いちど］

noun:

• advancing money; temporary payment for someone else; payment on behalf of another party, with the expectation of being reimbursed later

noun:

• practice of buying a bottle of spirits at a bar which is then kept there for the customer - From English "bottle keep"

suffix:

• (strongly emphatic) too preoccupied or busy to even think of ...; ... is out of the question; this is not an occasion for

noun:

• visiting soldiers at the front to provide comfort; visit to (gift for) persons hard at work as a sign of support - four character idiom

noun:

• box set at a gate of a home or near the front door, used for receiving deliveries of newspapers, mail, milk, etc.

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of

expression / adjective:

• broad-minded ➜ 懐の深い
• (of a rikishi) tall, with long reach, making it harder for their opponent to get a grip on their mawashi

expression:

• the poor can't afford manners; only when basic needs for living are met can people spare the effort to be polite - proverb

noun:

• ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck
• something strange or suspicious
• idiot; fool
• noh mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters

noun / ~する noun:

• selecting from one's own works; one's own selection

noun:

• voting for oneself ［自選］

noun:

• keeping oneself awake; fighting off drowsiness; method for keeping oneself awake

noun:

• the happiness (good fortune) of being an actor; feeling blessed for being an actor - four character idiom

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to come of age (for a girl) - obscure term ➜ 肩揚げ
• to lengthen the sleeves of a kimono - obscure term

noun / ~する noun:

• using one's own judgement; making up one's own mind; judging for oneself

expression:

• Don't worry about it; There is nothing to fear; There is no need for anxiety; Everything is under control - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• varsika (meditation retreat; usu. for 90 days starting on the 15th day of the 4th month of the lunisolar calendar) - Buddhism term

noun:

• big rock fight for children on the fifth day of the fifth month (adults also participated during the middle ages)

noun:

• big rock fight for children on the fifth day of the fifth month (adults also participated during the middle ages) - abbreviation ➜ 印地打ち

noun:

• wrap towel; towel wrap; large towel with fasteners (e.g. worn for privacy while changing clothes)