noun:

• grounds of a Shinto shrine
• enchanted land; abode of immortals and gods

expression / noun:

• different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)

noun:

• shirt with white cuffs and collar; cleric shirt

noun:

• mobile website; website oriented to smartphones and tablets - IT term

noun:

• chuno sauce; semi-sweet sauce made from fruit and vegetables

noun:

• Wei; Cao Wei; kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms period (220-266) ➜ 三国【さんごく】
• Wei; kingdom in China during the Warring States period (403-225 BCE)

noun:

• quadruple time; four-four time; common time - Music term
• the four instruments in the accompanying orchestra in noh, etc. (flute, floor drum, small hand drum, large hand drum) - Music term ➜ 囃子【はやし】・笛【ふえ】・大鼓【おおつづみ】・小鼓【こつづみ】・太鼓【たいこ】

expression:

• you've hit the nail on the head; that's just what I thought; that's exactly like I feel; that's exactly what I think, too

expression / ichidan verb:

• to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way - esp. 道を空ける
• to pave the way for; to open up opportunity - esp. 道を開ける

expression:

• rejecting the advances of women is a man's shame; shameful is he who spurns a woman's invitation; not eating the meal set before him is a man's shame [literal] - proverb ➜ 据え膳【すえぜん】

noun / ~する noun:

• slamming one's hand into the wall in front of somebody (e.g. to stop them from leaving; often viewed as romantic) - slang
• banging on the wall (e.g. to quieten one's neighbour) - colloquialism

noun / suffix noun:

• sequel; continuation; (also suffix) continuation (in time and space); second series; succession; spell

noun:

• energy - From German "Energie" ➜ エナジー
• strength; power; stamina; get-up-and-go
• food energy; calories

adverb / ~と adverb:

• here and there; little by little; sporadically; scattered in drops

noun:

• dots; spots

particle / conjunction:

• if; when
• and
• with
• particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.) ➜ って

noun:

• promoted pawn - abbreviation - Shōgi term ➜ と金

particle:

• ? - at sentence end; indicates question - Kyūshū dialect

noun / ~の noun:

• living flesh; flesh and blood
• physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva ［しょうじん］ - Buddhism term

noun:

• Japanese language
• native Japanese words (esp. not Chinese and other foreign loanwords)

noun:

• Character and Pattern Telephone Access Information System; CAPTAIN System

adjectival noun / noun:

• dainty; delicate; slender; slim and elegant
• fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail

noun:

• temple kitchen; monastery kitchen - Buddhism term
• quarters of a head priest (and his family) - Buddhism term

noun:

• hair tied behind and hanging down; long flowing hair

noun:

• jiangshi; Chinese hopping vampire; reanimated corpse in Chinese legends and folklore - From Chinese "goeng-si"

noun / ~する noun:

• offering a wand with hemp and paper streamers to a Shinto god

noun:

• elementary school (in an educational system operated in Japan between 1941 and 1947)

noun:

• hairstyle of Meiji and Taisho era, featuring a bun resembling a halved peach