noun:

• pavilion housing the empress's reception hall (in the inner Heian Palace) ➜ 七殿・十七殿

noun:

• divining the year's crop yields from the shape of lingering snow

noun:

• divination that predicts the events of the whole year (esp. concerning crops) ➜ 年見

noun:

• internal sense ➜ 外官【がいかん】
• public official stationed in the capital (under the ritsuryo system) ➜ 外官【げかん】

noun:

• Struthioniformes; order comprising the ratites (sometimes spec. only the ostriches)

noun / ~する noun:

• being in the center of attention again; coming back into the limelight

noun:

• flag used at funerals showing the name and rank of the deceased

noun:

• backside part of the shamisen's neck where it meets the body

noun:

• high-quality buckwheat flour (made only using the center of the grain)

noun:

• forced labor imposed by the government (e.g. under the ritsuryo system)

noun:

• plan for the invasion of the Soviet Far East in July 1941 - abbreviation

noun:

• random attacker, e.g. person who randomly attacks people on the street; slasher
• demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by - original meaning

adverb / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; fresh-baked; fresh from the oven - onomatopoeia

adverb / ~する noun:

• being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself - onomatopoeia

noun:

• treasure chest (in the story of Urashima Taro); Urashima's casket; Pandora's box
• important secret that is not easily revealed to others

noun:

• lapis lazuli
• lapis lazuli (color) - abbreviation ➜ 瑠璃色
• beryl - abbreviation ➜ 吠瑠璃
• mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail) - abbreviation ➜ 小瑠璃・大瑠璃・瑠璃鶲
• glass - obscure term

noun / ~する noun:

• being in someone's service for the first time; participating for the first time
• visiting a shrine (or temple) for the first time

noun / suffix noun:

• taking; taker; collecting; collector; remover; removal

noun:

• last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day
• active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration)

prefix:

• emphatic or formal prefix - before a verb

expression / ichidan verb:

• to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand

expression:

• Namu Amida Butsu; Hail Amitabha Buddha; Homage to Amida Buddha; prayer for rebirth in Sukhavati, the Pure Land of Amitabha - Buddhism term

noun:

• (in Japan) 6th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. G) ➜ 十二律・仲呂
• (in gagaku) scale similar to Mixolydian mode on G ➜ 呂旋・六調子

suffix noun:

• used after the name of someone who is an older brother figure - familiar language

noun:

• used with various honorifics to mean (older) brother ➜ お兄さん

suffix noun:

• used after the name of someone who is an older sister figure - familiar language ➜ 兄【にい】

noun:

• used with various honorifics to mean (older) sister ➜ お姉さん

godan ~す verb / intransitive verb:

• to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group) ➜ 屯する
• to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to save an enemy from trouble instead of taking advantage of their weakness; to show humanity even to one's enemy; to help one's enemy in difficulty - from Uesugi Kenshin sending salt to his enemy, Takeda Shingen, when Takeda's salt supply had been cut off

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

• to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group) - colloquialism ➜ 屯する【たむろする】
• to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location) - colloquialism ➜ 屯する【たむろする】