noun:

• facing one's opponent head-on and winning via overwhelmingly superior strength or skill; match in which a yokozuna overpowers his opponent - Sumo term

noun:

• shadow of a leaf or tree

expression:

• for better or worse; for good or for evil

noun:

• signboard with gold or gilt lettering; slogan; noble cause

noun:

• failing to ripen or blossom

noun:

• prize for diligence or good attendance

noun:

• mixture of air and hydrocarbon gas or vapour - Chemistry term

noun:

• education or school expenses

noun:

• fortunetelling based on writing or pronunciation of one's name - four character idiom

noun:

• right or wrong; correct and incorrect
• correction

noun / ~する noun:

• staying at home or indoors; living in seclusion; retirement

noun / ~する noun:

• going to or leaving school

noun:

• benefiting from the influence of a master or parent

noun:

• promotional or production rights

noun:

• running a start-up company after work or on weekends

noun:

• hall or room where a private Buddha statue or ancestor tablets are kept ➜ 仏間

noun:

• large, perforated, turnip-shaped arrowhead cover made of Japanese bigleaf magnolia or paulownia; harmless arrow affixed with such a cover (that whistles when shot and is used to drive off evil spirits) - abbr. of 響目

noun:

• head of fisherman's group or union

noun:

• half-length statue or portrait; bust

noun:

• Dear Sir or Madam - opening formula of an urgent letter

noun:

• undulating melodic ornamentation or embellishment, esp. in folk and popular songs
• unit of timber measurement

noun:

• jewellery worn at the neck or collar of Western clothing (brooch, necklace, choker, etc.)
• necktie ➜ ネクタイ

noun / ~する noun:

• cover with gold or silver leaf

expression / noun:

• one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself

noun:

• sounding out the intentions or wishes of someone