noun / ~する noun:

• tub bath; bathing in the open air; bathing or cleaning oneself
• cleaning oneself for religious purification

noun:

• being too clever (for one's own good); getting done in by one's own cleverness

noun:

• contact information (for inquiries) (e.g. corporate phone number)
• reference (e.g. personal reference)

conjunction:

• and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that ➜ それなのに

expression / ~の noun:

• distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; special to

expression:

• but; except; without; but for - usu. accompanied by a verb in negative form

noun:

• thick red ink (used for signature seals); red ink pad; vermillion ink; cinnabar ink

noun:

• the Six Forms of Avalokitesvara (one for each of the six realms) ➜ 六道

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to be called (a name); to be referred to (as) - passive of 呼ぶ
• to be treated to something (e.g. a meal); to be invited to

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to prune; to trim; to cut back; to clip
• to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest
• to prune (a manuscript); to cut down

noun:

• principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol
• the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter - humorous term

noun:

• hut where a fire was kept to keep deer, wild boars, etc. away from fields; hut where a mosquito-repelling fire was kept - meaning uncertain - archaism

noun:

• male chorus; male-voice choir; chorus for male voices

noun:

• chalice (for Holy Communion)
• Holy Chalice; Holy Grail

upper nidan verb (archaic) / intransitive verb:

• to be worried; to be grieved; to pine for - archaism ➜ 侘びる

noun:

• Edo-period hairstyle for the common man (the entire head shaved just above the ear, with the remainder tied up in the back) - archaism

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope)
• to turn out in large numbers; to flock; to sally forth
• to send out; to dispatch
• to lunge; to unleash

noun:

• weather; climatic conditions
• fine weather; clear day
• situation; state of affairs
• sea conditions; good day for sailing

expression:

• sleep four hours and pass, sleep five hours and fail (when cramming for university entrance exams) - four character idiom

noun:

• (animal) feed tray; feed trough; feed box; feed bowl; bait box (e.g. for fishing)

expression:

• buy nice or buy twice; you get what you pay for; cheap goods are (ultimately) expensive goods [literal] - proverb

noun / ~の noun:

• the past; bygone days; the previous
• a past (i.e. a personal history one would prefer remained secret); one's past
• past (tense); preterit; preterite - Linguistics term
• previous life - Buddhism term

noun / ~する noun:

• opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services
• reopening (e.g. a road to traffic); resumption of services

noun:

• principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol
• the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter - humorous term

noun:

• hinoki leaf ➜ 檜
• hiba false arborvitae (species of cypress, Thujopsis dolabrata) ➜ 翌檜
• small ornamental false cypress (i.e. a variety of hinoki or a related species) ➜ 矮鶏檜葉

expression:

• a narrow-minded person cannot understand the ways of the world; a frog in the well cannot understand the ocean even if it is explained to it [literal] - proverb ➜ 井の中の蛙大海を知らず【いのなかのかわずたいかいをしらず】・井蛙【せいあ】