noun:

• Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld) (travelers); Ksitigarbha; Jizo - abbreviation

noun:

• shochu highball; cocktail of shochu with tonic water - abbreviation ➜ 焼酎ハイボール

noun:

• natural history - abbreviation ➜ 博物学【はくぶつがく】
• wide learning; broad area of learning - orig. meaning

noun / suffix noun:

• ratio; proportion

noun:

• match; equal
• explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing) ➜ 六義
• Philippines - abbreviation ➜ 比律賓

suffix noun:

• in comparison with ... - after a noun

noun:

• strong person; person putting on a brave front - after the name of a 12th-century warrior monk
• bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.)
• checks; plaid; checked pattern - abbreviation ➜ 弁慶縞

noun / ~する noun:

• raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; search-and-kill mission; search-and-destroy mission; military action without a predetermined target; attacking the enemy or assisting allies as the opportunity arises

noun:

• shortstop; short - abbreviation - Baseball term ➜ 遊撃手

noun / suffix noun / prefix noun:

• frying; fried food

noun:

• aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu - abbreviation ➜ 油揚げ【あぶらあげ】

noun:

• orchid
• Holland; The Netherlands - abbreviation ➜ 和蘭【オランダ】

noun:

• wild goose
• glans; head of a penis ［かり・カリ］ - abbreviation - colloquialism ➜ 雁首【かりくび】

noun:

• western direction
• Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise) ［さいほう］ - abbreviation - Buddhism term ➜ 西方浄土
• western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo) ［にしがた］ - Martial Arts term

noun:

• heavenly god; heavenly gods - also pronounced てんしん
• spirit of Sugawara no Michizane
• Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit) ➜ 天満宮
• pit of a dried plum; dried plum - colloquialism ➜ 梅干し
• tenjin hairstyle - abbreviation ➜ 天神髷
• prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)

noun:

• editor; compiler - abbreviation

noun:

• clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; scrap (for a scrapbook)
• cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.) - abbreviation ➜ 切り抜き絵・切り抜き細工

noun:

• summary court; court of summary offences - abbreviation ➜ 簡易裁判所

noun:

• gidayū (type of reciting used in the puppet theater) - abbreviation ➜ 義太夫節

noun:

• health insurance - abbreviation ➜ 健康保険

noun:

• sickle
• sickle-and-chain (weapon) - abbreviation ➜ 鎖鎌
• spear with curved cross-blades - abbreviation ➜ 鎌槍
• gooseneck tenon and mortise joint - abbreviation ➜ 鎌継
• noisiness - archaism
• part of a fish around the gills - usually written using kana alone

noun:

• junior high school graduate; middle school graduate - abbr. of 中学校卒業 - abbreviation

noun:

• synthetic fiber; synthetic fibre - abbreviation ➜ 合成繊維

noun:

• Public Prosecutor's Office - abbreviation

noun / ~の noun:

• civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti

noun:

• plainclothes police officer - abbreviation ➜ 私服刑事

noun:

• Crown Prince
• Shotoku Taishi - from 聖徳太子 - abbreviation

noun / ~する noun:

• rendezvous; meeting; assignation

noun:

• area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony
• waiting room - abbreviation ➜ 待合室【まちあいしつ】
• meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc. - archaism - abbreviation ➜ 待合茶屋【まちあいぢゃや】

noun:

• strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; maelstrom - from 鳴門海峡
• kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern - abbreviation ➜ 鳴門巻き
• cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern - Food term
• Naruto; city in NE Tokushima pref ［鳴門］
• Naruto Strait ［鳴門］ - from 鳴門海峡 - abbreviation
• Naruto wakame ［鳴門］ - abbreviation ➜ 鳴門若布【なるとわかめ】

noun:

• industrial union - abbreviation ➜ 産業別組合