noun:

• tea ceremony stand with an enclosed shelf (invented by Takeno Jouou)
• small cupboard or closed shelf on the side of a tokonoma ➜ 袋戸棚

noun:

• driving away moles by hitting the ground with straw bundles prepared by children (esp. as an annual event on January 15th)

noun:

• facing one's opponent head-on and winning via overwhelmingly superior strength or skill; match in which a yokozuna overpowers his opponent - Sumo term

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to press; to push; to force
• to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to affect; to put on airs
• to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be - as …を気取る

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff

expression / ichidan verb:

• to make a pass at; to hit on; to call out to (in an attempt to seduce) - colloquialism - idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• crowning a boy with a traditional cap for the first time at a coming-of-age ceremony - archaism ➜ 元服【げんぶく】・初冠【ういこうぶり】

noun:

• person in charge of crowning the boy at a coming-of-age ceremony - archaism

noun:

• first flower of the season or year; first flowering on a plant
• first menstruation ［はつはな］
• woman who has just reached adulthood ［はつはな］

noun:

• oshitaoshi; (frontal) push-down; (win by) knocking down opponent by pushing him with hand(s) rested on his body

noun:

• keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life
• keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills

noun:

• selecting an auspicious date by looking at the astrological information on the calendar; date selected in such a manner

noun:

• withdrawal of loan credit (e.g. by a bank); retraction of credit; insistence on repayment

noun:

• free markets and open guilds - abbreviation ➜ 楽市楽座
• way of sitting on the ground with the sole of both feet pressed together

noun:

• prize archery
• imperial archery event held annually on the 18th day of the first lunar month (Heian period)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to blunder; to bungle; to fail - archaism
• to use up all one's money (esp. on the services of prostitutes) - archaism

noun / ~の noun:

• killing one's catch on the spot (e.g. a bird)
• killing a fish immediately to preserve its freshness

noun:

• thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword
• (up to) the hilt; wits' end ➜ 切羽詰まる

noun:

• doing something together; co-owning something and using it together - archaism
• being on par with one another - archaism

noun:

• oiled multi-layered paper sheet used to sit or sleep on (during the summer); oiled-paper cushion; wax-cloth

~する noun:

• to start work (on); to undertake
• to start committing a crime - also 著手 - Law term

noun:

• embarkation; launch

noun:

• riding double (on a bicycle, motorcycle, etc.) - slang
• sharing a seat; sharing a chair - slang

noun:

• cow spot pattern (as on the hide of a cow); cow-skin pattern

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted
• to catch fire ➜ 火がつく・付く【つく】

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to carry on shoulder; to shoulder (gun)
• to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.)