noun:

• Festival of the Ages (held at Heian Jingu Shrine in Kyoto on Oct. 22); Jidai Festival

noun:

• row of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "a" - Linguistics term ➜ 五十音

noun:

• row of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "i" - Linguistics term ➜ 五十音

noun:

• row of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "u" - Linguistics term ➜ 五十音

noun:

• row of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "e" - Linguistics term ➜ 五十音

noun:

• row of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "o" - Linguistics term ➜ 五十音

expression:

• don't believe everything you hear; what is a paradise on hearsay maybe a hell at sight [literal] - proverb

godan ~む verb:

• to carry on one's back
• to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)

noun:

• stile; doorjamb; doorpost; vertical frame element on the left or right of a door or window

noun:

• buildings on the east and west side of the southern pond (in traditional palatial-style architecture) ➜ 寝殿造り

noun:

• kimono with completely attached sleeves (i.e. lacking an opening on the side under the armpit) ➜ 八つ口

noun:

• over-demanding parent; parent who makes selfish and unreasonable demands on behalf of their child - abbreviation - From English "monster parent" ➜ モンスターペアレント

noun:

• newspaper article where the journalist gives their own opinions, etc. on a particular topic; op-ed article

noun:

• paid volunteer work (e.g. on a farm); work which is not done primarily to earn money - from ボランティア and アルバイト - abbreviation

noun:

• lotus position (meditation and yoga posture); padmasana; sitting with legs crossed and feet placed on opposing thighs - abbreviation ➜ 結跏趺坐【けっかふざ】

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to be highly strung; to get excited; to get worked up
• to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to turn over; to turn pages of a book
• to tear off; to strip off; to tear up

noun:

• a show; blood-stained mucus discharge that happens during pregnancy up to two weeks before delivery ➜ 破水
• signature mark (crest) used by members of the Imperial family to mark their belongings
• a sign (with honorific 'o') ➜ しるし

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to blow away; to blow off; to blow up
• to dispel; to drive away
• to talk big

ichidan verb:

• to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer)
• to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)

~する noun:

• to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to be disconcerted; to dumbfounded ➜ 閉口
• to be fed up with; to be tired of; to find unable to bear
• to wince; to shrink back; to cringe

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep
• to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed

noun:

• mamba (snake of the genus Dendroaspis)
• yamanba; manba; girl or young woman adhering to a fashion trend often characterized by extremely gaudy and colourful facial make up, heavily tanned skin and hair dyed in a bright hue - abbreviation ➜ ヤマンバ

noun / ~の noun:

• seitai; manipulative therapy based on Chinese and Japanese traditions, and encompassing osteopathy, massage and chiropractic

noun:

• unauthorized travel; riding without a valid ticket (e.g. on a train); stealing a ride