noun:

• lighted lamp (or candle, etc.) provided as a religious offering

noun:

• sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)

noun:

• boiled red prawn, shrimp, lobster, etc. (sometimes used as a New Year decoration) ➜ 海老

noun:

• maid at an inn who served clients and worked as a prostitute (Edo period) ➜ 飯盛り女

noun:

• mashed rice pressed on a cryptomeria skewer and toasted (used as dumplings in soups)

noun / ~する noun:

• sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class) - Kansai dialect ➜ 体育座り

noun:

• tachibana peel (oft. minced and used as a spice) ➜ 橘
• yellow-dyed leather ［黄皮］

noun:

• pair (as part of a winning hand, together with four melds); eyes - Mahjong term - From Chinese ➜ 対子

expression / noun:

• superior; boss; higher-up
• them (as opposed to "us")
• person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)

noun:

• sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class) ➜ 体育座り【たいいくずわり】

noun:

• category of noh plays who depict a tengu as the leading character; goblin piece ➜ 能・天狗

noun:

• popularly accepted "on" reading of a kanji (as opposed to those derived from Chinese) ➜ 慣用音

expression / ichidan verb:

• to hesitate to say; to find it difficult to say - humble language

noun:

• canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); hood
• helmet cape; cloth covering one's back to protect against arrows during battle

noun:

• international marriage which is recognized in only one party's country (e.g. same-sex marriage, polygamy, underage marriage)

noun:

• season when the sky is clear and the air warm (spring)
• first ten days of the fourth lunar month ➜ 卯月

expression / noun:

• pleasant memory to take to the afterlife; good memory; something that makes one feel one can die in peace

noun / ~する noun:

• starting a train (or bus, etc.) before all the passengers are on board
• making a snap decision; starting an action without considering objections to it any longer

noun:

• recreational vehicle (usu. not camper or motor home); RV; sports utility vehicle; SUV; four wheel drive (car or minivan)

noun:

• coping; top rail; cap piece; head board; what covers the top of a wall, torii or gate, not necessarily made of wood - Architecture term

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• now; current; present; present time; as of

noun:

• deity; god
• Amaterasu (as an enshrined deity) ➜ 天照大神

noun:

• Prime Minister also serving as Foreign Minister

adverb:

• for convenience; as a matter of convenience

noun:

• procedural law (as opposed to substantive law) - Law term ➜ 実体法