obsolete kanji  Buddhism  noun  noun (generic) 

• inner sanctuary, inner shrine, sanctum sanctorum, holy of holies, place behind main hall of a temple enshrining temple founder, miraculous Buddhas, hidden statues, etc.

irregular okurigana  noun (suffix)  noun (generic)  noun  abbreviation 

• dropping, unloading, removing
• grated vegetables, fruit, etc.
• grater
• using new tools (or clothes, etc.), new tools (or clothes, etc.)

noun  noun (generic) 

• upward compatibility, forward compatibility, compatibility with input or components intended for higher tier or later systems, versions, etc.
• downward compatibility, backward compatibility, compatibility with input or components intended for lower tier or older systems, versions, etc.

noun  noun (generic) 

• non-highway road, toll-free road, local road
• road shadowed by trees, mountain, etc.

usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic)  medicine  Kansai-ben 

• spices, condiments, seasoning
• adjuvant (in Chinese medicine), addition of an adjuvant
• meat, fish, vegetables, etc. added to rice or udon (e.g. to make gomoku meshi)

noun  noun (generic) 

• aspect, position, layout, etc. of a house (determining the residents' fortune), physiognomy of a house

noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  transitive verb  intransitive verb  historical term 

• opening a new hospital, institution, temple, etc.
• opening a hospital, institution, temple, etc. (for the day)
• opening of (a session of) the Imperial Diet

usually written using kana alone  food, cooking  noun  noun (generic) 

• kamaboko, steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.

godan verb  godan verb (archaic)  verb (generic)  transitive verb 

• to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.
• to bite to death

noun  noun (generic) 

• historical or legendary practice of abandoning old people in the mountains, etc.