noun:

• burning a mountain (by design)

noun:

• knowledge of previous lifetimes (one of the six supernormal Buddhist powers) - Buddhism term ➜ 六神通

expression / noun:

• pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)

noun:

• large regional newspaper (usu. sold in more than one prefecture)

expression / godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die ➜ 追いやる【おいやる】

noun:

• Ama no Ukihashi (the heavenly floating bridge; by which gods are said to descend from the heavens to the earth) - archaism

noun:

• not covered (by); not subject (to)

noun:

• compound ideograph formation (one of the six kanji classifications); making kanji up of meaningful parts (e.g. "mountain pass" is up + down + mountain) ➜ 会意文字

noun:

• Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions) - Astronomy term ➜ 二十八宿・白虎【びゃっこ】

noun:

• (one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.)

noun / ~の noun:

• initial; first

noun:

• maser (microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation)

noun:

• metal fake sword (esp. one that greatly resembles a real sword)

expression / ~くる verb (spec.):

• to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)

noun:

• fortress (surrounded by a wall, moat, etc.)

noun / ~する noun:

• involving the audience (by talking to them, bringing them on stage, etc.)

noun:

• yusho (disease caused by PCB ingestion)

noun:

• Japanese book size (approx. 17.5cm by 25cm) ➜ 半紙【はんし】

noun:

• stria (carved out by a glacier, etc.)

noun:

• (lying on one's belly and) basking in the sun; sunbathing (e.g. on a beach)

noun:

• stage of ennui (esp. in one's married life); period of lassitude; lethargic period; rut

noun:

• Japanese book size (approx. 12.5cm by 17.5cm) ➜ 半紙【はんし】
• late Edo-period novelette depicting life in the red-light district ➜ 洒落本

noun:

• Akshobhya (one of the Five Wisdom Buddhas)

noun:

• Chino Shōhō (Japanese religious group founded by Chino Yūko)

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)

expression / suffix:

• -th (e.g. one fifth) - indicates a fraction, e.g. ５分の１ signifies one fifth