noun:

• vajra (indestructible substance); diamond; adamantine
• thunderbolt; Indra's weapon; Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth

noun:

• reader (person)
• person who reads the cards (in karuta games) ➜ 取り手
• composer (of a poem) - also written as 詠み手 ➜ 詠み手【よみて】

noun:

• apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock ➜ 火蓋を切る

noun / ~する noun:

• closing up shop (for the day)
• stopping business; going out of business

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to bear the full brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning) - idiom

noun:

• lucky day
• an unspecified day of the month, used on diplomas, proclamations, etc.

noun:

• iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); ditto mark

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to look out over (far into the distance); to command a view of

noun:

• salt
• crest of a wave; flowerlike patterns on waves in the Japan Sea in winter

noun:

• knot (in rope, etc.); bonds; fetters
• arrest
• rope impressions (on the surface of pottery)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to turn out just as one wished; to play into the hands (of)

noun:

• rule allowing the clear winner of a bout to touch down first to avoid injury - Sumo term

expression:

• It is justifiable to kill one (harmful) person to save the lives of many - four character idiom

noun:

• services performed in perpetuity by a Buddhist temple for the repose of a departed soul - four character idiom

noun:

• the recovery of lost territory; recovering (regaining) lost ground (one's former position); fence-mending - four character idiom

noun:

• Theaceae; family of flowering plants comprising the camellias and other shrubs and trees

noun:

• shrine
• palace; imperial residence
• member of the imperial family - honorific language
• headboard (on a bed); headstand
• temple - archaism

noun:

• euphoria experienced by college students or workplace recruits at the beginning of school or work ➜ 五月病・六月病

noun:

• Ryakuō era (of the Northern Court) (1338.8.28-1342.4.27); Rekiō era

noun:

• Jōwa era (of the Northern Court) (1345.10.21-1350.2.27); Teiwa era

noun:

• Bunna era (of the Northern Court) (1352.9.27-1356.3.28); Bunwa era

noun:

• Jōji era (of the Northern Court) (1362.9.23-1368.2.18); Teiji era

noun:

• Kakei era (of the Northern Court) (1387.8.23-1389.2.9); Kakyō era

suffix noun:

• month (of the year); used after number or question word (e.g. nan or nani)

noun:

• Coalition of the Willing (nations who supported America's preemptive strike in Iraq in 2003)