noun:

• tea ceremony stand with an enclosed shelf (invented by Takeno Jouou)
• small cupboard or closed shelf on the side of a tokonoma ➜ 袋戸棚

noun:

• facing one's opponent head-on and winning via overwhelmingly superior strength or skill; match in which a yokozuna overpowers his opponent - Sumo term

noun:

• first flower of the season or year; first flowering on a plant
• first menstruation ［はつはな］
• woman who has just reached adulthood ［はつはな］

noun / adjectival noun:

• self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others

noun:

• boss; leader; head
• difficult enemy in a video game, usu. found at the end of a level or game

noun:

• guardrail; handrail; bannister; balustrade; parapet
• (a person) shining like the stars or moon; (a person) crying endlessly ［欄干・闌干］ - archaism

noun:

• woman's loincloth (worn as a kimono underskirt) ➜ 腰巻き
• single-layer absorbent bathrobe (worn during or after a bath) ➜ 湯帷子

noun:

• place where hair is gathered together atop the head; hair tied (or pinned) together in this position - archaism

noun:

• soup or stew over which a beaten egg is poured before serving; egg-bound soup - Food term

expression / adverb:

• indiscriminately; without consideration; irrespective of the occasion; paying no attention to the feelings or expectations of those nearby

noun:

• oiled multi-layered paper sheet used to sit or sleep on (during the summer); oiled-paper cushion; wax-cloth

expression / noun:

• group of independents; usu. informal grouping of independent politicians in the National Diet or in prefectural assemblies

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to project or protrude too much; to be too forward; to obtrude

noun:

• beginning of the month or the year; New Year's Day; the calendar

noun:

• Western word or sentence
• word created by translating components of a Western word

noun / suffix:

• paying (or paying out) double; (after number N) paying N times as much

noun:

• condominium (often mid-rise or high-rise concrete); apartment building; apartment house; apartment; flat - From English "mansion"

noun:

• kanji "box" or "country" radical (radical 31); radical consisting of an enclosing box

noun:

• modern koto (in contrast to the gagaku koto or gakuso); modern koto music ➜ 楽箏

noun:

• no profit; no gain; no loss or gain - From English "plus minus zero"

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed

interjection:

• (expression of) effort or strain; Yo-heave-ho!

~する noun:

• to butter up; to suck up to

godan ~る verb:

• to begin to crumble
• to crumble and fall (or collapse) onto another object

noun:

• flower basket ［はなかご・はなこ］
• flower basket (or plate) used for flower-scattering rituals ［はなかご・けこ］ - usu. けこ - Buddhism term

noun / ~する noun:

• setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival)

noun / noun or verb acting prenominally / ~する noun:

• opening a branch office; opening a store