noun:

• running a start-up company after work or on weekends

noun:

• hall or room where a private Buddha statue or ancestor tablets are kept ➜ 仏間

noun:

• large, perforated, turnip-shaped arrowhead cover made of Japanese bigleaf magnolia or paulownia; harmless arrow affixed with such a cover (that whistles when shot and is used to drive off evil spirits) - abbr. of 響目

noun:

• head of fisherman's group or union

noun:

• half-length statue or portrait; bust

noun:

• Dear Sir or Madam - opening formula of an urgent letter

noun:

• undulating melodic ornamentation or embellishment, esp. in folk and popular songs
• unit of timber measurement

noun:

• jewellery worn at the neck or collar of Western clothing (brooch, necklace, choker, etc.)
• necktie ➜ ネクタイ

noun / ~する noun:

• cover with gold or silver leaf

expression / noun:

• one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself

noun:

• sounding out the intentions or wishes of someone

noun:

• one's family or clan

noun:

• fresh or dried fish preserved in salt

noun:

• device that plays a melody or flushing sound to mask excretion sounds ➜ 音姫

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• accumulation of clouds or mist ➜ 靄然

noun:

• penis-shaped device, traditionally made of horn, shell or papier mache; dildo

godan ~う verb:

• to pray that one avoids disaster or illness; to pray - archaism
• to pray for the death or misfortune of another; to curse
• to treat illness with prayer

noun:

• exclusive OR; XOR - IT term

noun:

• enemy's strength or fighting power

noun:

• hairdresser's room in the residence of the shogun or a noble - archaism

noun:

• model or exemplary student

expression / adverb:

• whether one likes it or not

noun:

• cash or money trust

noun:

• Unden Shinto (branch of Shinto based on Shingon Buddhist teachings)

noun:

• consolation or booby prize