noun / ~する noun:

• simplification of a kanji

noun:

• temple hall with a Kshitigarbha (Jizo) image ➜ 地蔵

noun:

• early Edo-period book written entirely in kana or in a mixture of kana and kanji (primarily intended for women and children) - four character idiom

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to bend into a loop (wire, hair, etc.)

noun:

• proximity of a monarch or lord

noun / adjectival noun:

• honest to a fault; one's only strength being his (her) honesty; having no redeeming feature except for being honest - four character idiom

noun:

• the year before a critical age; the year before an inauspicious year ➜ 厄年

noun:

• distance in a straight line

noun:

• light of a firefly

noun / ~する noun:

• spraining of a bone joint

expression / ichidan verb:

• to fill a gap ➜ 埋める【うめる】

noun:

• window with a view of a Japanese mugwort thicket
• poor house; humble house; primitive house

noun:

• ratio indicating the quantity of polished rice gained from a given quantity of brown rice (nowadays usually expressed as a percent)

noun:

• making preparations for a divorce - slang - abbreviation ➜ 離婚活動【りこんかつどう】

noun:

• (historical) paddy administered directly by a ruler

expression:

• curtly, in a displeased manner

noun:

• bitter orange juice, used in cooking as a vinegar - Food term ➜ ポン酢・ポンス・橙【だいだい】

expression / ichidan verb:

• to straighten a branch

noun:

• job (responsibility) of a section

noun:

• an ideal topography for the four Taoist gods, with a river in the east, a broad avenue in the west, a basin in the south, and a hill in the north - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• taking a spectacular photograph (often of the female form); taking a photo at just the right moment - colloquialism

noun:

• powerful photograph; intense photograph

noun:

• a la mode - From French

noun:

• (medicine with) a curative effect; (having) therapeutic value

noun:

• time charge for a geisha

noun:

• (in) a state of rest