noun:

• cutting off the head
• shaping the flowers and leaves of a plant

noun:

• province of the second highest rank (ritsuryo system)
• provinces close to the capital

noun:

• being driven to the wall; finding oneself between the devil and the deep blue sea; finding oneself between a rock and a hard place - four character idiom

noun:

• two books on the art of war in ancient China; the secrets (essence) of the art of war; secrets of successful life; precepts for living - four character idiom

noun:

• person who resorts to petty tricks; a person of small caliber who is only capable of petty tricks - four character idiom

suffix:

• (something) shop - usu. 屋 ➜ パン屋
• somebody who sells (something) or works as (something) - usu. 屋, can be derog. ➜ 殺し屋
• somebody with a (certain) personality trait - usu. 屋 ➜ 照れ屋

noun:

• house - usu. 家
• roof

noun:

• child or doll used as a vessel for a spirit invoked by a shaman or miko

expression / adverb:

• just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; in the time it takes to say "ah!" [literal]

noun:

• person or organization (esp. yakuza) in charge of solving problems caused by subordinates - slang
• member of a biker gang driving behind the rest (in charge of keeping the police away from the other members) - slang ➜ 暴走族

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air
• to strike at something and miss; to fan the air

noun:

• altered photograph, usu. with sexual connotations, such as putting someone's face on top of a picture of a nude idol, etc. - abbreviation ➜ アイドルコラージュ

noun / expression:

• one-track mind; person who always acts the same or says the same thing (esp. person who always cracks the same kind of jokes) - humorous term - From English "very special one pattern"

noun:

• putting on a knowing air when one only knows the title of the book (play, etc.); pretending to understand the nature of something when one only knows its name - four character idiom

noun:

• (of Chinese) pronunciation of kanji without a medial between the initial consonant and center vowel
• (of Japanese) the long "o" vowel arising from combination of the "a" and "u" sounds

noun:

• object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami ➜ 形代

noun:

• incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar - Buddhism term ➜ 実化
• embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification

~す verb (precursor to modern する):

• to combine with; to serve as both; to hold an additional post; to use with

noun:

• drinker; person fond of alcohol (as opposed to sweets) ➜ 甘党
• person fond of spicy food - colloquialism

adverb:

• instead of; for; as; in exchange for; in return (for); to make up for ➜ 代わり【かわり】・代わり【かわり】・代わり【かわり】

noun:

• Spanish fly (Lytta vesicatoria)
• Spanish fly (crushed dried Spanish flies sometimes used as an aphrodisiac); cantharides

noun:

• individually "washing" a partner's fingers or toes in one's vagina (esp. as a service at a soapland) - slang ➜ ソープランド

noun:

• rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil - abbreviation - Shintō term ➜ 注連縄
• cordoning off; cordoning-off sign - archaism

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to have as a side order (with drinks) ➜ 肴【さかな】
• to make fun of someone; to laugh at someone's expense - usu. Xをさかなにする - idiom ➜ 肴【さかな】

noun:

• morning coat; cutaway coat; morning dress (as opposed to evening dress)

~の noun:

• guaranteed (to be genuine, valuable, etc.); certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.) ➜ 極めつき

noun:

• pièce de résistance - colloquialism