noun:

• shrew (any rodent of family Soricidae, esp. those of genus Sorex)

noun:

• exposed skin between top of knee-high socks and hemline of skirt - manga slang

noun:

• mat (made of pieces of split bamboo or reeds tied together)

noun:

• noro; member of a hereditary caste of female mediums in Okinawa

expression:

• precipitous cliff of great height, metaphor for absolute nature of Buddhist truth - idiom - Buddhism term ➜ 壁立・千仞

noun:

• executive council (usu. of a party); board of governors; general affairs committee

noun:

• squeaker (upside-down catfish of family Mochokidae, esp. members of genus Synodontis) - From Latin "Synodontis"

noun:

• sweet potato (any of a number of different cultivars with red skin)

noun:

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

noun / ~の noun:

• having no income

noun:

• state of nonattachment; lack of attachment; not seeking anything - Buddhism term

noun:

• dish of spicy boiled pork, usu. served with slices of cucumber - Food term - From Chinese "yún bái ròu"

noun:

• clever use of words to advance an argument; tricky manipulation of law

noun:

• head (chief, director) of a section or department
• head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team ➜ 倶楽部

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to fit the mold; to fit the mould; to be standard; to be customary; to be unoriginal; to be stale ➜ 型に嵌める【かたにはめる】

expression:

• taking the opportunity to do something; doing something incidentally; doing something while (you) are at it; doing something on the way; while I'm at it - idiom

ichidan verb:

• to drift; to blow together ➜ 吹き集める
• to have the wind start to blow; to have the wind spring up

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:

• backslapping; a smile and a tap on the shoulder [literal]
• backslapper; someone who smiles and gives you a slap on the shoulder; someone who wins people over

noun:

• lightning; thunder; thunderbolt
• god of thunder; god of lightning ［かみなり］
• anger; fit of anger ［かみなり］

noun / counter:

• mountain; hill
• mine (e.g. coal mine)
• heap; pile

noun:

• crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw); tread (of a tire); protruding part of an object
• climax; peak; critical point
• guess; speculation
• criminal case; crime - used by policemen, crime reporters, etc.
• mountain climbing; mountaineering
• festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd) ➜ 山鉾
• wall; wall tile - Mahjong term
• temple; temple grounds - archaism

prefix noun:

• wild

noun:

• head of a ward; mayor of a ward; chief administrator of a ward

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

noun:

• minute (unit of time)
• fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)

noun:

• chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)