noun:

• traces of a moving light; trail (e.g. of a meteor)

noun:

• the "a" column of the Japanese syllabary table (a, i, u, e, o)

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to make sure of; to call attention to; to emphasize; to emphasise

noun:

• tutelary deities of the hearth

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to take a copy of

noun:

• downing an opponent by grabbing his leg - Sumo term

noun:

• hair of the dog; another drink in the morning

noun:

• Buddhist monk - derogatory term - four character idiom

noun:

• end of the year

noun:

• (daily) segment of a radio or TV program - often X月Y日放送分

noun:

• (in Japan) 5th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. F sharp) ➜ 姑洗・十二律

noun:

• leader of a (large) group ➜ 小頭
• large decorative black flagpole tassel made from tail hair (of a yak, horse, ox, etc.) or dyed hemp ➜ 大纛
• leader of a (large) group
• puffbird (any bird of family Bucconidae) - usually written using kana alone
• first makushita rikishi listed on the banzuke - Sumo term

noun:

• one's philosophy of making, saving, and spending money - four character idiom

noun:

• bottom of a pan or pot

noun:

• transfer of stocks

noun:

• closely examining (questioning) the concrete circumstances of a crime - four character idiom

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• the ringing out of bells or chimes - archaism

noun:

• the theory of the divine right of kings

noun:

• loosely woven mat of wild rice leaves - obscure term

noun:

• inner part of a tatami mat
• tokonoma with tatami flooring

noun:

• the "na" column of the Japanese syllabary table (na, ni, nu, ne, no)

noun:

• leather or cloth wrapped around the handle of a sword

expression / noun:

• the crime of revealing a secret; breach of confidence

noun:

• all the citizens of the city

noun:

• thin, soft membrane inside the tip of a bamboo culm; silky inner covering at the tip of a bamboo shoot ➜ 絹皮【きぬかわ】