noun:

• horse carriage for old people and women in ancient China

noun:

• Minister for the Restoration from and Prevention of Nuclear Accidents - abbreviation

noun:

• drying basket (e.g. for dishes)

noun / ~する noun:

• taking pictures (for a wedding, etc.) prior to the event

expression / ~する noun:

• (being) universally acceptable; suitable for all; popular with many people

noun:

• technique for catching gobies using a straw mat or basket - obscure term

noun:

• lye water (for making Chinese noodles)

expression:

• striving to adopt ascetic practices for one's whole life - Buddhism term

noun:

• brazier for warming one's cold fingers, esp. in spring

noun / ~する noun:

• leaving water in the bathtub (to use later for laundry)

noun:

• recommended route for tourists to follow - From English "model course"

noun:

• round bronze jar used for storing alcohol (Han dynasty China)

noun:

• threshold (lacking the grooves needed for a sliding door); sill - Architecture term ➜ 目草【まぐさ】

expression / noun:

• scum of society; good-for-nothing; vermin

noun:

• barbed metal weapon for catching criminals (Edo period)

noun / ~の noun:

• concern; sympathy; solicitude; consideration (for others)

noun:

• nature; disposition; temperament

noun:

• bath at a temple for the poor, sick and prisoners

noun:

• stitching chisel; pricking iron; multi-prong punch for leather-craft

noun:

• vinegared water, used for dampening the hands when making sushi - Food term ➜ 酢水

noun:

• ivory-like plastic (used for mahjong tiles, shogi pieces, etc.)

noun:

• path staked out for one (by somebody else) - idiom

prefix noun / ~の noun:

• person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to
• to passively leave to someone else's facilities ➜ 想像に任せる
• to leave to take its natural course ➜ 成り行きに任せる
• to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim)
• to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done ➜ 力任せ

adjective:

• wanted; wished for; in need of; desired ➜ 欲しがる

auxiliary adjective:

• I want (you) to - after the -te form of a verb - usually written using kana alone

noun:

• piece; slice; strip; scrap
• cloth - also written as 布, 裂
• sharpness

counter:

• counter for scraps, pieces, etc.