noun:

• queendom; country ruled by a queen

noun:

• carrying out in a large group

noun / ~する noun:

• founding of a religion (or sect)

noun / ~する noun:

• operating a cash register

noun:

• kanji character with a concrete meaning - e.g. 犬, 草, etc.

noun:

• manly spirit; soul of a samurai

noun:

• trying out a pen; test-writing

noun:

• unique type; one of a kind

noun:

• half a point (esp. in go)

noun:

• official test for a secretarial qualification

noun:

• official test for a secretarial qualification

noun:

• head priest (at a Buddhist temple)

noun:

• breaking (a contract, promise, etc.) - archaism

noun:

• stump of a pencil or brush ➜ 掠り筆

noun:

• official editorial viewpoint of a newspaper

noun:

• going downstream in a boat ➜ 川下り【かわくだり】

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• a little stylish; chic; trendy

noun:

• fabric used for a hakama; skirting ➜ 袴【はかま】

noun:

• feudal decree; edict by a daimyo

noun:

• reed (in a loom); yarn guide

noun:

• water emerging from a stone wall - obscure term

expression / noun:

• loop; shape of a hiragana "no"

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to swing late (at a ball) - Sports term

adverb:

• silently; hushed; in a still manner ➜ 寂【じゃく】

noun:

• carbuncle; red gemstone, esp. a garnet