noun:

• erection of a pillar by sinking it directly into the ground

noun:

• empathetically putting oneself in the place of a handicapped person - From English "cap handy"

expression:

• the poetic feeling of a late spring scene (with flowers scattering and birds chirping) - obscure term - four character idiom

noun:

• long segment of a noh play forming its musical highlight

prefix noun:

• wrong; improper; indecent ➜ 曲者

expression / adjectival noun:

• clear-cut and straightforward - idiom
• (of a person) forward-thinking; honest; upright; frank - idiom

noun:

• Out-of-Africa theory (positing a recent African origin for modern humans)

noun / ~する noun:

• tiger's howling
• "being out and active in the world (of a hero, etc.)" [figurative]

noun:

• pair (as part of a winning hand, together with four melds); eyes - Mahjong term - From Chinese ➜ 対子

noun:

• blessing of man; winning with a discard in the first turn - Mahjong term - From Chinese

noun:

• blessing of earth; winning with a self-drawn tile in the first turn - Mahjong term - From Chinese

noun:

• pointing towards somebody or something with one's chopsticks (a breach of etiquette)

noun:

• 17C male hairstyle (shaved forehead, chignon, sideburns thinned to the size of a thread)

noun:

• grilled slices of lotus root, eggplant, etc. with a filling (usu. minced meat) - Food term

noun:

• denied freedom (of how to live one's life); living like a caged bird [literal] - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• imitation of a professional singer, musician, dancer, etc. usu. by an amateur - slang - abbreviation ➜ 完全コピー

noun:

• woven mat tied around a plant to prevent damage from the weight of snow

counter:

• double; unit used in calculation of a hand's score - Mahjong term

noun:

• category of noh plays who depict a tengu as the leading character; goblin piece ➜ 能・天狗

noun:

• mark on a stage, movie set, etc. showing the position of people or props ➜ バミる

noun:

• popularly accepted "on" reading of a kanji (as opposed to those derived from Chinese) ➜ 慣用音

noun / ~する noun:

• jamming a finger; stubbing a toe; spraining a finger (toe)

noun:

• competent court; court having jurisdiction (over a matter); court of competent jurisdiction; court of jurisdiction - Law term

godan ~す verb / intransitive verb:

• to shine ➜ 射す
• to be visible
• to be tinged with
• to rise (of water levels); to flow in
• to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one ➜ 気が差す・魔が差す

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to hold up (an umbrella, etc.); to put up; to raise
• to extend one's arm straight ahead (in dance) ➜ 指す
• to insert; to put in ➜ 挿す
• to wear (a sword) in one's belt; to wear at one's side; to carry under one's arm ➜ 挿す
• to insert one's arm under an opponent's arm - Sumo term
• to pole (a boat) ➜ 刺す
• to pour; to add (liquid); to serve (drinks) ➜ 注す
• to put on (lipstick, etc.); to apply; to colour; to dye
• to light (a fire); to burn
• to shut; to close; to lock; to fasten ➜ 鎖す【さす】

suffix / godan ~す verb:

• to stop in the midst of; to leave undone - after the -masu stem of a verb ➜ 止す【さす】

noun:

• song lyrics; words of a song; libretto

noun / ~する noun:

• becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice