noun:

• fee paid for the services of a geisha or prostitute

noun:

• owner of a hermitage; abbess; prioress; nun in charge of a Buddhist convent

noun:

• whorl of white hair on the forehead of the Buddha, represented by a white precious stone on statues of Buddha; urna

godan ~む verb:

• to make up a haiku poem

noun:

• New Year's ceremony in which a hoe is used to break ground in a field lying in a lucky direction ➜ 鍬入れ

noun:

• noh theater performed at night by a fire

noun:

• virgin consecrated to a deity; shrine maiden; (spiritualistic) medium

noun:

• name of a haiku poetess

noun:

• ceremony held at the end of a school term

noun:

• hand used like a sword in striking

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to feel a chill run down one's spine - idiom

expression / noun:

• family crest shaped as a hemp leaf
• motif made from entwined hexagons

expression / noun:

• a matter of life and death

noun / ~の noun:

• once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime - four character idiom

noun:

• pictures drawn by a child

noun:

• solution of a riddle

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to board a ship

noun:

• inside of a chamber

noun:

• intricately inscribed ancient bronze or iron mirror featuring a pair of firebirds - obscure term ➜ 鳳凰

noun:

• services performed in perpetuity by a Buddhist temple for the repose of a departed soul - four character idiom

noun:

• blind official who specialized as a musician, masseur or acupuncturist (abolished in 1871) - archaism

noun:

• a notice

noun:

• (following) a pragmatic (policy) line (approach) - four character idiom

noun:

• purse with a metal clasp; handbag (with clasp); pouch (with clasp); coin purse (with clasp) - etym: toad's mouth ➜ 財布

godan ~る verb:

• to go to a karaoke bar - slang