noun:

• Sarutahiko (Shinto god); Sarudahiko; Sarutabiko; Sarudabiko

noun:

• local commissioner (Kamakura or Muromachi eras)
• draw to find the theme for poetry session; composing poetry by lot

expression / ichidan verb:

• to put a damper on proceedings (e.g. at a meeting or party, etc.)

noun:

• plow (esp. horse or ox-drawn); plough - archaism

noun:

• base (e.g. of an ointment or suppository)

~の noun:

• progressive (worsening disease or condition) - Medicine term

noun:

• nitrogen mustard (chemical compound related to mustard gas, used as a chemical weapon or an anticarcinogen)

noun:

• voir dire (hearing to determine the admissibility of evidence, or the competency of a witness or juror)

noun:

• shutter street (street with many closed-down shops or offices)

noun:

• Nandikesvara (Ganesh in the Buddhist pantheon) - Buddhism term

noun:

• iteration mark shaped like the hiragana "ku" (used in vertical writing to represent repetition of two or more characters) ➜ 踊り字

noun:

• banzai (celebratory or congratulatory cheer) - From Korean "manse" ➜ 万歳【ばんざい】

noun:

• assembly at the end of the day (at a company or school, etc.) ➜ 朝礼【ちょうれい】

noun:

• steaming basket (traditionally clay or wood) ➜ 蒸篭
• steaming vat (for steaming rice in sake production) ［こしき］

noun:

• Ontake-kyo (sect of Shinto); Mitake-kyo

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:

• red hakama (worn by miko or noblewomen at court)

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)

noun:

• nine cuts mudra (mudra: hand posture which forms a part of Hindu prayer); exorcism-purification spell - Buddhism term

noun:

• (television or radio signal's) poor reception

noun / ~する noun:

• recitation (of a Chinese or Japanese poem); chanting; singing
• composition (of a Chinese or Japanese poem); composed poem

noun:

• watchman (implies low rank or burakumin status) - vulgar

noun:

• bamboo wall-top spikes (or wood, iron); spikes placed at the top of a wall to repel thieves

auxiliary adjective / adjective:

• being too many (to finish or complete); being too much

noun:

• nurse (male or female); personal care attendant