noun:

• beautiful shape or form

noun:

• closing recital that transfers the merit of the service to a buddha, a bodhisattva, or the dead - Buddhism term

noun:

• worn or soiled with handling

noun:

• identity or background check (often to see if someone is a burakumin) - colloquialism

noun:

• original spelling or kana usage
• spelling in original language (for words transliterated into another language or script)

noun:

• temple hall commemorating its founding or its founder

noun:

• type of dyeing method or pattern; silk printed by the Yuzen process - abbreviation ➜ 友禅染

noun:

• kanji "box-on-side" radical (radical 22)

noun:

• skin eruptions caused by a cold or fever - obscure term ➜ ほろ子【ほろし】

expression:

• somehow or other

noun:

• late-autumn or early-winter dew
• "cold dew" solar term (approx. Oct. 8) ➜ 二十四節気

noun:

• main or important road
• influential or important position; the authorities

noun:

• soot on the bottom of a pot or pan

noun:

• enemy attack or raid

particle / conjunction:

• conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason ➜ ので

noun:

• (railway, bus, highway) route designed or designated to meet a specific problem
• countermeasure program (policy)

expression:

• woman who has lost a man's affection or interest (as does a fan when summer turns to autumn)

expression:

• for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad

noun:

• child or doll used as a vessel for a spirit invoked by a shaman or miko

noun:

• dish of fish or meat flavoured with soy sauce, mirin, etc., coated with starch and then deep-fried - Food term

noun:

• Round Table Conference on Rice Price

noun:

• cupboard or chest for tea implements

noun:

• the "sa" column of the Japanese syllabary table (sa, shi, su, se, so)

noun:

• kanji "water" radical (radical 85)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to observe the reasons and types of faults a person makes is to come to know whether they are virtuous or not