noun:

• vital point (critical place to make a move in the game of Go)

expression:

• (to be pushed) toward the middle (of a crowd) (usually against your will)

noun:

• giving something a try because one has nothing to lose - colloquialism - abbreviation ➜ 駄目で元々

expression / godan ~る verb:

• clapping with wooden clappers (to signal the beginning or end of a performance) - obscure term

noun:

• section of a room next to the alcove (where shelves are often placed)

noun:

• standing (of a legal case, e.g. whether there are grounds to prosecute)

noun:

• a good time to view the moon (i.e. when it is full) - archaism

noun:

• kindling; small bits of scrap wood used to fuel a stove - obscure term

noun:

• "No." (Zhaozhou's answer to the koan "Does a dog have Buddha nature?") - Buddhism term ➜ 狗子仏性

noun:

• peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish) - archaism ➜ 鯤

interjection:

• exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen)

noun:

• scolding or threatening with a shout

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to get stiff legs (after walking or standing up for a long time) - idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• explosive boil (after a liquid has been heated to its boiling point); bumping

expression / noun:

• seasonal greeting; conventional opening phrase in a letter, appropriate to the season

noun:

• reading a text from start to finish
• transliterating classical Chinese into Japanese ➜ よみくだす

noun / ~の noun:

• a woman's natural inclination to care for others; big-sisterly disposition

noun:

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

noun:

• groups of hiragana characters which are arranged to look like a face

noun:

• flowers and water offered to Buddha - Buddhism term
• irrigation of a rice field during flowering

noun:

• treating a metal surface to make it look worn and aged; antique finish

noun / ~する noun:

• being brought to a standstill; being stranded; getting stuck; stalling; deadlock
• being stumped; being in a dilemma; stopping in one's tracks; standing speechless
• dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to expose

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to open up (of clothing); to be exposed

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); to stretch - archaism

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out; to cut down; to amputate

expression:

• you can't give (use) what you don't have; nothing comes from nothing; you can't shake sleeves you don't have [literal]

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be visible
• to be clear; to be evident; to be certain; to be definite