noun:

• setting off the night before one normally would have departed, travelling in a different direction, spending the night there, and leaving for one's destination in the morning (done to avoid travelling in an unlucky direction; a common practice during the Heian period) - archaism ➜ 方塞がり・方違へ所

noun:

• setting off the night before one normally would have departed, travelling in a different direction, spending the night there, and leaving for one's destination in the morning (done to avoid travelling in an unlucky direction; a common practice during the Heian period) - archaism ➜ 方塞がり

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside
• to remove; to exclude; to take away ［除ける］
• to set aside; to keep apart ［のける］
• to remove (someone) from the group; to shun ［のける］

ichidan verb / auxiliary verb:

• to do well despite difficulties; to accomplish despite adversity ［のける］ - after the -te form of a verb - usually written using kana alone
• to do resolutely; to do boldly ［のける］ - after the -te form of a verb - usually written using kana alone

noun / ~する noun:

• growth; development; growing up; becoming an adult
• growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

noun:

• tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end
• slope at the foot of a mountain

noun:

• taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• these days; nowadays; present day; modern times
• at this time (of the day)

noun:

• bust (measurement)
• breasts; bosom
• upper half of the body (esp. statue or portrait); bust ➜ 上半身【じょうはんしん】・半身像【はんしんぞう】

noun:

• castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord

noun:

• break (in the weather, esp. rain or snow); interval of clear weather
• lightheartedness

noun:

• visiting a shrine or temple to give thanks for the fulfilment of a prayer

noun:

• periodontitis; pyorrhea; pyorrhoea; pyorrhea alveolaris; inflammation of the gingiva (gums) resulting in bone loss

adverb:

• first of all; in the first place

noun:

• playing an entire composition without break; continually playing (in the background of a melody)

noun:

• ninjutsu (fighting art of the ninja); ninja skills in secrecy, stealth and combat techniques - Martial Arts term

noun:

• short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain

noun:

• seats immediately in front of the stage (e.g. in kabuki); pit; orchestra; parquet

adjectival noun / ~の noun / noun:

• hottish; salty; somewhat hot; kind of salty; on the dry side
• strict; harsh

noun:

• arrow with a whistle attached; whistling arrow used to signal the start of battle ➜ 嚆矢

noun:

• rail (any bird of family Rallidae, esp. the water rail, Rallus aquaticus)

noun:

• nail hider; nailhead cover; decorative object which conceals the head of a nail - Architecture term

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to consider (all the circumstances); to bear (a number of things) in mind

noun:

• ridge-end tile with the figure of a Shachihoko (e.g. on a castle)

noun:

• catalogue with the entire works of one artist (used to check authenticity); catalogue raisonne - From French

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to fail one step short of great success; to fall at the last hurdle - idiom