noun:

• the shogun's eighty thousand guards, comprising hatamoto and lower-ranking vassals - archaism ➜ 旗本【はたもと】

noun:

• Bodhi Day; Buddhist holiday on December 8 to celebrate Shakyamuni's enlightenment

noun:

• calluses (on one's ankles, insteps, etc.) caused by sitting seiza ➜ 正座【せいざ】

noun:

• legal competency; criminal responsibility; ability to fulfil one's responsibilities; full accountability

noun:

• decorated pottery container for storing the bones of one's ancestors (Okinawa) - called じ〜しか〜み or じ〜しが〜み in Okinawa ➜ 厨子

expression:

• that's right; very well; it would be best to ...

noun:

• one's hand being completely concealed; not having called any tiles - Mahjong term - From Chinese

noun:

• one's hand being completely concealed; not having called any tiles - abbreviation - Mahjong term - From Chinese ➜ 門前清

noun:

• being unable to make up one's mind; sitting on the fence

expression:

• even the gods drink sake; there's nothing wrong with drinking - proverb

noun:

• leaving (something) up to one's man (e.g. husband, boyfriend, etc.)

noun / ~する noun:

• doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own Antonym: 団体行動

noun:

• foot towel; cloth for wiping the bottoms of one's feet

noun:

• to think or act fairly without concern for one's own benefit - four character idiom

noun:

• blues experienced by man who did not receive Valentine's day chocolate - slang

noun:

• pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji)
• way of reading (out loud)
• interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to enhance
• to support; to favor; to favour; to promote; to patronize
• to rouse (spirits)
• to march (a prisoner) off; to haul somebody off
• to slide (a door) shut

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to open up a path; to clear a path
• to open up doors; to pave the way

noun:

• scent of a flower floating about in the air; lingering scent of a flower in the darkness

expression:

• trying to straighten the horns of a bull, and killing it in the process; trying to correct a small defect and ruining the whole thing; The cure is worse than the disease - four character idiom

noun:

• one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one goal, home run, etc.; one telephone call ➜ 本【ほん】
• one version
• one book; a certain book
• ippon; one point; a blow - Martial Arts term
• experienced geisha ➜ 半玉【はんぎょく】

suffix noun:

• single-minded focus on ... - after a noun, usu. as 〜一本で, 〜一本に, etc.

noun:

• (of Chinese) pronunciation of kanji without a medial between the initial consonant and center vowel
• (of Japanese) the long "o" vowel arising from combination of the "a" and "u" sounds

~と adverb:

• (with a) slap; smack; whack; sound of a sharp blow with something flat - onomatopoeia
• wham; sound of striking with something solid - onomatopoeia
• zap; crack; sound of thunder - onomatopoeia

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to search (for something desired, needed); to look for - esp. 探す
• to search (for something lost); to seek (a suspect in a crime) - esp. 捜す

noun:

• head of a garden; kindergarten principal; nursery school principal; park director (botanical garden); zoo director (zoological garden); head of a plantation