noun:

• left and right kanji radicals
• kanji radical positions - now used for 冠, 脚, etc. as well - colloquialism

noun:

• type of Japanese woman's hairstyle using a hairpin (Edo period) ➜ 笄髷

noun:

• functioning cuff buttons on a jacket (i.e. those that can be buttoned and unbuttoned) ➜ 本開き
• surgeon's cuffs

noun:

• suffix added after a writer's pen name

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to go on a trip with someone; to accompany on a trip - often ...と行を共に...

noun:

• simultaneously running for a seat in a single-member constituency and a seat in a proportionally representated constituency

expression / ichidan verb:

• to cause a person trouble

noun:

• fire alarm ringing continuously to warn that a fire is extremely near ➜ 擦り半
• sound as produced by this alarm

noun:

• territorial right; dominion

noun:

• technique of holding one's opponent's arm to prevent him from getting a hold on one's belt - Sumo term

noun / ~する noun:

• operating on a ten-minute schedule

expression / ichidan verb:

• to sit on a cushion

expression / ichidan verb:

• to offer a prize

noun:

• regular column or opinion piece written by a different person each time - From English "relay column"

noun:

• fee for a geisha's time

noun:

• system used during the Edo era where commoners had to register with a temple in order to prove their Buddhist faith ➜ 寺請制度

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to play a part; to get involved; to take a share; to share the burden

noun:

• moral or political commitment to a cause - From French "engagement"

noun:

• certification of official registration of a seal

noun:

• out on a third-base liner

noun:

• ceremony of fitting child with a hakama ➜ 袴・袴着

noun / ~する noun:

• visiting a home or a shrine

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to start a bout with the turn of a referee's fan - Sumo term

expression:

• a journey of a thousand miles feels like only one mile (when going to see the one you love) - proverb

godan ~る verb:

• to go to a convenience store - slang