noun / ~する noun:

• attending someone through the night (guard, nurse)
• act of a woman sleeping with a man (at his bidding)
• keeping overnight vigil over body before burial

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to hit the bottom; to bottom out

expression:

• (kanji) not in the jōyō set ➜ 常用漢字【じょうようかんじ】

noun:

• main southern gate of the Heian Palace's reception compound ➜ 朝堂院【ちょうどういん】

noun:

• the year following an inauspicious year ➜ 厄年

noun / ~の noun / adverbial noun:

• all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation

noun:

• the Revelation of St. John the Divine (book of the Bible) ➜ 黙示録

noun / ~する noun:

• punching the wall - abbreviation ➜ 壁パンチ【かべパンチ】

expression / ichidan verb:

• to mark the end; to spell the end

expression / ichidan verb:

• to reach the summit

noun:

• the kalpa of existence (the second aeon of the universe) - Buddhism term ➜ 四劫

noun:

• severing the relationship between a temple and its supporters - Buddhism term

noun:

• first watch of the night (approx. 7 pm to 9 pm)

noun:

• on the mark

noun / ~する noun:

• searching for the enemy

noun:

• rehabilitation facility for the elderly ➜ 老人保健施設

noun:

• three-color process; three-colour process

noun:

• the labium; labia

noun:

• first ring-entering ceremony of the newly promoted grand champion, performed at Meiji shrine

expression:

• mnemonic for remembering the months with fewer than 31 days (ni, shi, mu, ku, etc.)

noun:

• meeting to show respect for the aged

noun / ~の noun:

• (not) in the least; (not) a bit - obscure term

noun:

• round-the-world trip; circumnavigation; globe-trotting

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to go through the motions; to do something for form's sake

noun / ~する noun:

• buying by the carton (e.g. cigarettes, trading cards, etc.) - colloquialism