noun:

• pocket square; decorative handkerchief used as an accessory to a suit - From English "pocket (handker)chief"

noun:

• twelve words used to mark the old calendar as indicators of lucky and unlucky activities

noun:

• twelve words used to mark the old calendar as indicators of lucky and unlucky activites - obscure term ➜ 十二直

noun:

• implements used to enhance the effect of a play (e.g. props, costumes, etc.)

noun:

• pseudonym used when calling in or writing to a radio program - From English "radio name"

noun:

• small folding knife with a rectangular blade used to sharpen pencils - from Mickey Mouse - Kansai dialect ➜ ボンナイフ

expression:

• what's done is done; that's water under the bridge; it is no use crying over spilt milk; spilt water won't go back into its tray [literal] - proverb

noun:

• antenna
• thing or method used to collect information or opinions

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• out of contact; contactless (usually used to describe contactless cards)

expression:

• there, there; phrase used to comfort children who have injured themselves

noun:

• staple; stapler clip
• staple (food, crop)
• staple (fiber) ➜ ステープルファイバー
• cable clip; clip used to attach electrical cable to wooden building material ➜ ステップル

noun:

• weapon; arms; ordnance
• weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset

noun / ~の noun:

• pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.

noun:

• (ceremonial) bow used to drive off evil; toy bow and arrow

noun:

• four posts that used to support the roof over the ring - Sumo term

noun:

• symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship)

prefix noun:

• certain; unnamed; undisclosed; unidentified

noun:

• rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil - Shintō term

noun:

• netsuke; miniature buttonlike carving used to hang personal items from a (man's) kimono sash

noun:

• udo (plant related to ginseng, used in medicine and cooking) (Aralia cordata)

noun:

• var. of knot often used to tie mizu-hiki ➜ 鮑結び
• woman's hairstyle, braided in this fashion

expression:

• phrase used (usu. with accompanying crossed fingers gesture) to ward off catching 'dirtiness' from another child - children's language ➜ えんがちょ

noun:

• small knife that is largely ornamental or used to cut open letters and the like ➜ 小刀

noun:

• distinctive character used in the names of all people belonging to a single clan or lineage

auxiliary:

• word used at sentence-end (like a particle) to indicate speculation, volition or invitation - archaism - Kantō, Tōhoku dialect
• should; must ➜ 可き

noun:

• constellation (in ancient China; important constellations were then used to divide the ecliptic into 28 "mansions") - obscure term ➜ 星宿【せいしゅく】