noun:

• natto made by a temple and given to supporters at the end of the year

noun:

• manifestation of a Buddha (or bodhisattva, etc.) in the form of a Shinto kami

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to have a strong pull

noun:

• cutting the threads on a loom

noun:

• the tip of a spear; the edge at the very tip of a sword

noun:

• decorating a metal surface with small dots resembling fish eggs
• twill weave; basket weave - abbreviation ➜ 魚子織り

noun:

• various intimate services (e.g. massage) rendered by a female high school student or young woman wearing a high school uniform ➜ ＪＫビジネス【ジェイケイビジネス】

noun:

• wick of a candle

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to bail out the ocean with a teaspoon; to scoop water with a basket [literal] - idiom

noun:

• robe worn by military officials with a round collar, unstitched open sides and no ran ➜ 襴

noun:

• interpreting (and using) a passage without regard to its context - four character idiom

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to send a message; to write to

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to offer something to a deity or somebody's spirit
• to pay a tribute to a person who is about to depart

noun:

• history of a people

noun:

• ritual performance (usually around New Year) to pray for a successful rice harvest in the coming year - Shintō term

noun:

• the right to bear a surname and to wear a sword (during the Edo period) - four character idiom

noun:

• lower branches of a tree ➜ 上枝

adverb:

• sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something - onomatopoeia
• applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over - onomatopoeia
• daubing; smearing - onomatopoeia

noun:

• kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern - Food term ➜ 蒲鉾【かまぼこ】

noun:

• earth removed from a mine (or tunnel, etc.)

noun:

• right to collective defense; right to collective defence

noun:

• grounds south of a building; southern garden
• garden south of the Hall for State Ceremonies (in the Kyoto Imperial Palace) ➜ 紫宸殿

noun:

• solitary confinement in a dark cell without bedding (for up to one week)

noun:

• marriage in which a man is adopted into the bride's family; matrilocal marriage ➜ 婿入り婚

expression / ~する verb (spec.):

• to draw a line between; to clearly differentiate; to distinguish between