noun:

• summer purification rites (held at shrines on the last day of the 6th lunar month) ➜ 茅の輪

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

noun:

• breaking up a match (on the decision of the referee, in boxing, etc.) - From English "referee stop"

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】

noun / ~の noun:

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

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to screw up; to put the screws on (a person)
• to constrict (someone, something)

noun:

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

noun:

• stone placed on railway track (by children)
• decorative garden stone
• handicap stone (in go) ➜ 置き碁【おきご】

noun / adverb:

• with that; on that note; altogether; ending at that point; cut off there ➜ それっ切り

noun / adverb:

• no more than that; with that; on that note; altogether - stronger version of それきり ➜ それ切り
• since then; ending there

noun:

• involuntary upgrade; operational upgrade; free upgrade to business or first class on an overbooked flight - abbreviation ➜ インボランタリーアップグレード

noun:

• muscle; tendon; sinew
• vein; artery
• fiber; fibre; string
• line; stripe; streak
• reason; logic ➜ 筋が通る
• plot; storyline
• lineage; descent
• school (e.g. of scholarship or arts)
• aptitude; talent
• source (of information, etc.); circle; channel
• well-informed person (in a transaction)
• logical move (in go, shogi, etc.)
• ninth vertical line - Shōgi term
• seam on a helmet
• gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.) - abbreviation ➜ 筋蒲鉾
• social position; status - archaism

suffix noun / noun / ~の noun:

• on (a river, road, etc.); along

suffix / counter:

• counter for long thin things; counter for roads or blocks when giving directions
• (Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency) - archaism

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in
• to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to smash
• to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades) ➜ 撃ち込む
• to input (data); to enter
• to devote oneself to; to go heart and soul into; to throw oneself into; to go head over heels for
• to practice hitting (baseball, tennis, etc.) - Sports term
• to hit (an opponent in kendo, boxing, etc.); to get a blow in - Martial Arts term
• to invade one's opponent's territory (in the game of go); to place a stone in an opponent's formation
• to pour (concrete, etc.) into a form

noun / suffix noun:

• gate
• branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master ［もん］
• division; phylum ［もん］ - Biology term

counter:

• counter for cannons ［もん］