noun:

• atman; one's true self, which transcends death and is part of the universal Brahman (in Hinduism) - From Sanskrit "ātman" ➜ ブラフマン

noun:

• broad-rimmed topless cap worn (esp. by young children) to prevent shampoo getting into one's eyes - trademark of Pip Co., Ltd. - From English "shampoo hat"

noun:

• novel about one's education, spiritual growth, etc,; coming-of-age story; Bildungsroman - From German ➜ 教養小説【きょうようしょうせつ】

noun:

• circumstantial retribution; circumstances (e.g. geographical, societal) one is born into because of karma in previous lives - Buddhism term ➜ 正報

noun:

• mochi received from one's parents after giving birth (trad. eaten in miso soup to improve lactation)

noun:

• winning hand with at least one terminal tile in each set and no honor tiles - abbreviation - Mahjong term ➜ ジュンチャンタイヤオチュウ

noun:

• winning hand with at least one terminal or honor tile in each set - Mahjong term

noun:

• bardo; state (or period) of intermediate existence between one's death and rebirth (in Japan, 49 days) - Buddhism term ➜ 中陰

noun:

• dumpling cooked in miso served during the dog days of summer at the imperial court
• accompaniments for a rice dish - secret language of court ladies - archaism - female language ➜ おかず
• wooden pestle - secret language of court ladies - archaism - female language ➜ すりこぎ
• menstrual period - archaism

adverb / ~の noun:

• more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion; pretty much; roughly; so far as it goes

adverb:

• tentatively; for the time being
• just in case
• once

noun:

• Argument for Leaving Asia; editorial written in 1885 by Fukuzawa Yukichi arguing that Japan should align itself with the West rather than China and Korea; Datsu-A Ron

adjective:

• manageable; tractable; easy to care for; easy to deal with; easy to handle

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to represent; to signify; to stand for - esp. 表す, 表わす
• to reveal; to show; to display - esp. 現す, 現わす
• to express - esp. 表す, 表わす ➜ 言い表す
• to make widely known - esp. 顕す

noun:

• dial (on timepiece, meter, etc.)
• letter board (e.g. on typewriter, writing aide for the disabled, etc.); character board

noun:

• person who is made to do things or go get things for someone else; person who runs errands; gofer - abbreviation - colloquialism ➜ 使いっ走り

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to be lost in lust for riches; to throw all caution and conscience away in pursuit of riches ➜ 目が眩む

noun:

• doing something for the first time (ever, in a season, etc.) - polite language ➜ 初【はつ】
• new item; first crop of the season

expression:

• the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to be fit for; to be equal to; to function properly

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to carry over; to carry forward; to keep (for later); to defer ➜ 持ち越し

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to contract; to undertake
• to take over; to take responsibility for

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to call; to summon; to send for; to call together

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes

noun:

• inspection (esp. of a document); stamp of approval (for a document)

noun / ~する noun:

• inscription; epitaph; composing the text for an inscription, usu. an epitaph