noun:

• language spoken by the Emishi ➜ 蝦夷【えぞ】
• languages spoken by the nanban during the Edo Period (e.g. Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch) ➜ 南蛮【なんばん】
• foreign language

noun:

• town order (Edo period); order issued by a shogun or daimyo affecting a whole town, and passed on by town officials

expression / ichidan verb:

• to teach by example; to teach by showing; to teach with one's back [literal]

noun:

• telephone appointment; arranging meetings and appointments in advance by phone - abbreviation
• cold-calling to get potential customers to agree to meet a salesman; carrying out market surveys by phone

expression:

• natural state; being unspoilt by human touch; willows are green, flowers are crimson [literal] - from a quote by Su Shi - idiom
• spring is beautiful - proverb
• things are different by nature; all things have their characteristics - proverb

noun:

• possession by a fox spirit; person possessed by a fox spirit

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone)
• to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue

noun:

• sleight of hand (e.g. in magic tricks) - From English

noun:

• one's hand being completely concealed; not having called any tiles - Mahjong term - From Chinese

noun:

• one's hand being completely concealed; not having called any tiles - abbreviation - Mahjong term - From Chinese ➜ 門前清

noun:

• discarding somewhat safe tiles while still trying to win a hand - Mahjong term

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to hit; to strike; to smash; to hammer in; to drive in
• to throw; to toss; to cast
• to mix
• to wear (sword, etc.); to carry

noun:

• crossbow (incl. large models operated by a number of people)
• netted apparatus atop a wall containing large stones, which were dropped onto attackers by cutting the net
• slingshot; catapult

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to be effective; to show effect ➜ 薬が効く
• to do its work; to carry out its function well ➜ 目が利く
• to be possible to use ➜ 割引が効く

noun:

• match where the umpire disqualifies the coach and one player after the player has done something dangerous (such as hit by pitch; to prevent retaliation by the opposing team) - Baseball term

noun:

• pidgin; creole; new language created by blending two or more existing languages (e.g. Afrikaans) - Linguistics term
• contamination; creation of unorthodox words or phrases by combining terms of similar form or meaning - Linguistics term ➜ コンタミネーション

adverb:

• by (from) choice; by (for) preference; of one's own accord; of one's (own) free will; on purpose; deliberately; intentionally ➜ 好む

adverb / ~と adverb:

• little by little; bit by bit; sparingly - onomatopoeia

adverb / noun:

• bit by bit; piece by piece; spots; pimples - onomatopoeia

adverb:

• moment by moment; hour by hour

noun:

• needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; pointer; index
• guiding principle; guideline; guide

noun / ~する noun:

• raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote)
• salute ➜ 挙手の礼

noun:

• Zen question for meditation (e.g. the sound of one hand clapping); koan

noun:

• monkey (esp. a gibbon)
• hand of the puppeteer (puppet theatre) ➜ 人形浄瑠璃
• menstrual period - slang
• kappa ➜ 河童

noun:

• half flush; winning hand containing one suit and honor tiles - abbreviation - Mahjong term ➜ 混一色