noun:

• defensive opening for shogi ("badger" or "anaguma" castle)

noun:

• shoot-down order (e.g. for ballistic missile) ➜ 弾道ミサイル破壊措置命令

noun:

• grass and straw (as fodder for horses, etc.) - archaism

noun:

• short coat for noblewomen (Nara and Heian period)

noun:

• pavilion for weapons storage (in Heian Palace) ➜ 十七殿

expression:

• all for the best; what is right

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.) - sometimes used as a pickup line - colloquialism

noun:

• celebration for the completion of a project

noun:

• round box for apportioning individual rice servings

noun:

• dictionary of seasonal words (for haiku and haikai) ➜ 歳時記

noun:

• size (solution for stiffening textiles, etc.)

noun:

• matched set of four arrows for target shooting

noun:

• office kitchenette; room with facilities for boiling water

noun:

• small shrine ［ほくら］ ➜ 祠【ほこら】
• depository for sacred objects

noun:

• round-trip ticket (for a train, bus, etc.)

noun:

• drinking alcohol while pouring it for each other

noun / ~する noun:

• formal demand for disciplinary measures against a lawyer ➜ 弁護士法

noun:

• soybean ➜ 大豆
• soybeans boiled until soft for making miso

suffix / counter:

• counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such) - honorific language ➜ 名【めい】

noun / suffix noun:

• cause; seed; origin - oft. ぐさ in compounds

noun:

• variety; kind

noun / counter:

• counter for varieties

expression:

• therefore; for that reason; such being the case

noun:

• exhibition room (e.g. museum)
• showroom (for goods)

noun:

• distribution list (for assets after seizure, bankruptcy, etc.)

noun:

• chrysanthemum
• color scheme for a kasane ➜ 襲【かさね】

noun:

• square latticed wooden frame for a kotatsu ➜ 櫓【やぐら】