noun / ~の noun:

• word; vocabulary; (usually) single-character word - Linguistics term

noun:

• word root; word derivation; etymology

noun:

• taboo word; forbidden word

noun:

• meaningless words added a song for rhythmical effect; words or utterances added to modulate the cadence of a song

noun:

• ominous word; ill-omened word - esp. 禍言
• misfortune - esp. 禍事

noun:

• rude word; inappropriate word; coarse language

expression:

• better to be the beak of a rooster than the rump of a bull; better to be the leader of a small group than a subordinate in a large organization; better to be a big fish in a little pond than a little fish in a big pond - four character idiom

noun:

• tempura served over a bowl of rice
• (in comedy) repeating the same gag or silly line - colloquialism

noun:

• lines of the palm; aptitude; handwriting; apt move (in a go or shogi game); standard method

noun:

• distinctive character used in the names of all people belonging to a single clan or lineage

noun:

• staying awake on the eve of the 57th day of the sexagenary cycle (to prevent the three worms from reporting one's wrongdoings and shortening one's lifespan), while worshipping Sakra, the Blue-Faced Vajra, or Sarutahiko ➜ 三尸

noun:

• robe worn by military officials with a round collar, unstitched open sides, and no wrapped fabric along the bottom ➜ 闕腋の袍
• small opening in the side of traditional Japanese clothing (where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit); clothing with such an opening (usu. worn by women or children) ➜ 八つ口

noun:

• land under the control of the imperial household or the shogunate

noun:

• refusing to allow a passenger on board a train or into a bus or taxi

noun:

• working the corners; hitting the corners of the plate; pitcher's technique of throwing a ball aiming at the edge of the strike zone - Baseball term - From English "corner work"
• cornering skill (skating, driving, etc.)

noun:

• borrowed word; foreign origin word - Linguistics term

adjectival noun:

• word-for-word; verbatim ➜ 逐語訳

noun:

• borrowed word; loanword; loan word

noun:

• swear word; dirty word
• coprolalia ➜ 醜語症

noun:

• the dead of night; praying all night in a shrine or temple

interjection:

• ah; oh - expression of surprise, recollection, etc.
• hey! - used to get someone's attention

noun:

• a single tree or blade of grass; every stick and stone (of a place) - four character idiom

noun:

• (ornamental) tip of a scabbard ［鐺・璫・小尻］
• bottom of a bargeboard or cantilever ［鐺・璫・木尻］

expression:

• truth comes out of falsehood; many a true word is spoken in jest - proverb

noun:

• face (of a wall of coal or ore, etc.); working face (of a mine)