noun:

• cord tied around the waist of a kimono before an obi is tied

noun / ~の noun:

• after a bath; after taking a bath ➜ 浴後

noun:

• large towel used after taking a bath; yukata worn after taking a bath ➜ 浴衣

prefix:

• goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis - from 引き ➜ 引っ抱える

noun:

• short, padded coat that covers someone and a baby on their back - abbreviation ➜ ねんねこ半纏

noun / ~する noun:

• sleeping; sleep - orig. meaning - children's language

noun / ~する noun:

• votive lantern in a shrine or temple

noun:

• ceremony to consecrate a newly made Buddhist statue or image by inserting the eyes (thereby investing it with soul) - four character idiom

noun:

• Diet member who succeeded a parent; Diet member who comes from a family of politicians; hereditary Diet member [literal]

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to lose a seat (in an election)

godan ~む verb:

• to carry something into a place

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to cause a person trouble

noun / ~する noun:

• skipping a grade

expression / ichidan verb:

• to cause a loss
• to make a hole (in)

noun:

• crown of a buddha's head ➜ 肉髻

noun / adjectival noun:

• brusqueness; grumpiness

noun / ~する noun:

• entering a port

noun:

• chocolate-coated ice cream on a stick
• Smack (soft drink)
• smack; heroin
• sumac - Food term

noun:

• staff to which shide are attached to make a go-hei ➜ 御幣・四手

adverb:

• a little; somewhat ➜ 少し

expression:

• once a fool, always a fool; stupidity won't be cured without death [literal] - proverb

noun:

• art object for a tokonoma

noun:

• god of a cooking stove

noun:

• a guy who never gets the women; nerd

noun:

• owner of a brothel or restaurant ➜ 妓楼・酒楼

noun:

• prosperity of a country

noun:

• one's history as a performer

noun:

• battle standard raised next to the horse of a commander