noun:

• the path that one should follow as a human being; the path of benevolence

noun:

• Law Concerning the Promotion of Specific Non-Profit Organization Activities (1998); the NPO Law ➜ ＮＰＯ法

noun:

• small statue of Shoki the Plague-Queller (placed on the overhang of traditional houses) ➜ 鍾馗

noun:

• food of the mountains (wild game, mountain vegetables, mushrooms, etc.); fruits of the land ➜ 海幸

noun:

• the "wa" column of the Japanese syllabary table (wa, wi, we, wo)

noun:

• paying for the purchase (expense) out of one's own pocket; being responsible for the payment of one's share of the purchase price, expense, etc. - four character idiom

noun:

• (of Chinese) pronunciation of kanji with a medial between the initial consonant and center vowel
• (of Japanese) the long "o" vowel arising from combination of the "o" and "u" or "e" and "u" sounds

noun:

• baking foods in a covered pan; foods baked in a covered pan

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to shrivel up in fear; to tremble in fear; one's testicles shrivel up [literal]

noun:

• kanji for common use; jōyō kanji; list of 2,136 kanji established in 2010, formerly a list of 1,945 established in 1981 ➜ 当用漢字

particle:

• et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
• or something - after an approximate quote or vague suggestion
• the likes of - lessening the significance or value of the previous word

noun:

• ghee (held to be the greatest of all flavours); "the ultimate truth of Buddhism" [figurative]; "nirvana" [figurative] - Buddhism term ➜ 五味

noun:

• the "ka" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ka, ki, ku, ke, ko)

noun:

• the "sa" column of the Japanese syllabary table (sa, shi, su, se, so)

noun:

• the "ta" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ta, chi, tsu, te, to)

noun:

• the "ha" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ha, hi, fu, he, ho)

noun:

• the "ma" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ma, mi, mu, me, mo)

noun:

• the "ra" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ra, ri, ru, re, ro)

noun / ~する noun:

• vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon)
• vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding

noun:

• purple clouds; clouds on which Amida Buddha rides to welcome the spirits of the dead

adjectival noun / noun:

• subtle grace; hidden beauty; yugen; mysterious profundity; elegant simplicity; the subtle and profound; the occult

noun:

• problems caused by the elderly (esp. gerontocracy, and elderly people's control over the young)

noun / ~する noun:

• alliance (esp. originally of individual member states of the Six Kingdoms with the Qin dynasty) ➜ 合従・秦・六国

noun:

• guide melody (karaoke melody to help the singer hold the tune)

noun:

• a non-samurai being granted the privilege of wearing a sword (during the Edo period) - four character idiom