noun:

• principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol
• the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter - humorous term

noun:

• hinoki leaf ➜ 檜
• hiba false arborvitae (species of cypress, Thujopsis dolabrata) ➜ 翌檜
• small ornamental false cypress (i.e. a variety of hinoki or a related species) ➜ 矮鶏檜葉

noun:

• comparing autumn leaves to a garment
• layered garments that mimic the colours of autumn leaves (worn from the 9th to the 11th month of the lunar calendar)

adjective:

• good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do; may; can - honorific language

conjunction:

• anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway

noun / ~の noun:

• whole number; all
• total; complete; exhaustive; 100% (inspection, search, etc.)
• diploid ➜ 二倍体

noun:

• constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time

noun:

• constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time ➜ 付きっきり【つきっきり】

adverb:

• quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely; totally; altogether

expression:

• no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all ➜ なんてったって

expression / adverb:

• before one could; in no time at all; without a gap - usu. after plain verb

adverb:

• seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will

godan ~つ verb / intransitive verb:

• to stand all around (e.g. bamboo, pines, pampas grass)

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

• to be fragrant; to smell (good) - usu. 匂う
• to stink; to smell (bad) - usu. 臭う
• to glow; to be bright
• to smack of; to show hints of

noun:

• possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership - four character idiom

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to be disconnected; to get out of place; to be off; to be out (e.g. of gear)

noun:

• origin of a character
• composition of a Chinese character
• Chinese character from which a kana character is derived

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain

noun / ~する noun:

• visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters ➜ お見舞い・見舞い客

noun:

• get-well gifts; get-well letters ➜ 見舞い品
• expression of sympathy; expression of concern; enquiry; inquiry ➜ お見舞い申し上げる

counter:

• counter for ships (large boats)
• counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen)
• counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to draw; to paint; to sketch ➜ 書く
• to depict; to describe ［えがく］
• to picture in one's mind; to imagine
• to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)

noun / ~する noun:

• reversing the order of (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; the tables being turned; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; mistaking the means for the end - four character idiom

noun:

• forces of reaction; forces of resistance; opposition forces; opposition elements; resistance force

noun:

• writers and artists; persons who take delight in such refined pursuits as poetry, literature, painting and calligraphy - four character idiom

noun:

• lotus position (meditation and yoga posture); padmasana; sitting with legs crossed and feet placed on opposing thighs