expression:

• a bit more; a bit longer ➜ もう少し

noun:

• first tone in old Chinese phonetics; level tone
• (of a Japanese accent) having a low, flat tone

noun:

• offering to a deity or somebody's spirit
• tribute to a person who is about to depart

noun:

• closing recital that transfers the merit of the service to a buddha, a bodhisattva, or the dead - Buddhism term

noun:

• closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party; party to celebrate successful completion of a project

noun:

• female plant (esp. a woody plant); gynoecious plant ➜ 男木【おぎ】
• indented part of a wooden joint (in construction) ➜ 男木【おぎ】

noun:

• male plant (esp. a woody plant); androecious plant ➜ 女木
• tenoned part of a wooden joint (in construction) ➜ 女木

particle:

• indicates direct object of action
• indicates subject of causative expression
• indicates an area traversed
• indicates time (period) over which action takes place
• indicates point of departure or separation of action
• indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc. ➜ が・が・が

godan ~す verb / ~す verb (precursor to modern する) / transitive:

• to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to place under someone's care ➜ 託する
• to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to leave (a message) with someone
• to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
• to use as a pretext

~する verb (spec.) / transitive:

• to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to place under someone's care ➜ 託す
• to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to leave (a message) with someone
• to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
• to use as a pretext

expression:

• excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home

noun:

• stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations); stele; stela

expression:

• I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable
• thank you very much (for help, etc.)

noun / ~する noun:

• selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• making doubly sure
• insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure - Sports term

noun:

• salvation by faith in Amitabha - four character idiom - Buddhism term ➜ 阿弥陀
• relying upon others for attaining one's own objective - four character idiom

noun:

• identity fraud; forgery (e.g. of email); spoofing - IT term
• masquerade (esp. for evil purposes)

noun:

• banners of thanks for the full house (in sumo tournaments, soccer matches, concerts, etc.) - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• closing, either for the day or permanently (e.g. theme park, botanical garden, etc.) - used for ~園 Antonym: 開園

counter:

• counter for collections or assemblies of flat objects (e.g. CDs, DVDs, etc.)

expression / adjective:

• useless; stupid; good-for-nothing ➜ 仕様が無い
• having no way to do ...

noun:

• flower circle (equiv. of gold star awarded to kids for good work at school) ➜ 二重丸

noun:

• kamikaze taxi (1960s term for taxis that fail to heed traffic regulations) - colloquialism

noun:

• place for ritual cleansing of hands and mouth with water when visiting shrines

noun:

• lusterleaf holly (Ilex latifolia)
• pattra (palmyra leaves used in Ancient India for writing upon) ➜ 貝多羅葉