noun:

• the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana) - Buddhism term
• the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)

noun:

• fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed)
• location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra ［しゅらじょう］ ➜ 阿修羅【あしゅら】・帝釈天【たいしゃくてん】
• difficulties (in a love relationship) ［しゅらば］ - colloquialism
• crunch time (esp. for cartoonists) ［しゅらば］ - colloquialism

noun / ~する noun:

• death from explosion; death from bombing
• bombing (in sales); flopping - slang

noun:

• tempura served over a bowl of rice
• (in comedy) repeating the same gag or silly line - colloquialism

noun:

• my younger brother
• underling (e.g. in yakuza)

noun / ~する noun:

• weather strip; weather stripping; sealing up (a window)
• putting on eyeliner (in theatre) ［目張り］

noun:

• bloodshot eyes
• (doing something in a) frenzy ［ちまなこ］

noun / ~する noun:

• overseas travel (to Western countries); going abroad (to study or travel)

noun:

• store operated by a foreigner (in pre-communist China)

noun:

• ornamental garden stone (seemingly placed randomly to give the garden a more natural appearance)
• sacrificed stone (in the game of go) ➜ 捨て駒

noun:

• standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; formula
• joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to move up (e.g. date, rank, order); to be advanced Antonym: 繰り下がる
• to be carried (of a number in addition) - Mathematics term ➜ 繰り下がる

noun:

• zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects
• hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family) ［四手・垂］

noun:

• lifeline
• life line (in palm reading)

noun:

• embossing a pattern; repoussé; hammering
• drum signaling the end of a performance ➜ 打ち出し太鼓
• serve (e.g. in tennis); drive (in golf)
• printout; printing out ➜ 打ち出す【うちだす】

noun / ~する noun:

• monk's "begging"; religious mendicancy; asking for alms
• going with one's bowl to the meditation hall at mealtime (in a Zen temple) - Buddhism term

noun:

• incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar - Buddhism term ➜ 実化
• embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification

noun / ~する noun:

• beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat

noun:

• making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought

noun / ~する noun:

• revelation; manifestation; appearance
• expression (e.g. in molecular biology - protein expression or gene expression)

noun:

• common law - Law term
• customary law (in international law) - Law term

noun / ~する noun:

• inspection of a meter; reading a meter
• needle detection (in garments, etc.); needle inspection

noun:

• lower tier; lower step; lower column; lower berth; bottom shelf
• low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)

expression / noun:

• savior; saviour; rescuer
• the Savior (in Christianity); the Saviour

noun:

• grounds south of a building; southern garden
• garden south of the Hall for State Ceremonies (in the Kyoto Imperial Palace) ➜ 紫宸殿

noun:

• ship transporting earth
• ship made of earth (in Japanese tales) ➜ 泥舟

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to perform anal sex; to bugger; to sodomize; to sodomise ➜ 釜を掘る
• to crash a car into the back of another (usu. used in the passive voice); to rear-end