noun noun (generic)
- paper articles, containers, etc. made of paper
noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する transitive verb
- airing of clothes, hanging scrolls, etc. (to prevent damage from insects and mould)
noun noun (generic)
- incantation to rid a child of insects traditionally believed to cause disease, charm to cure colic, tantrums, etc.
noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- hypermeter, excess syllables in haiku, waka, etc.
noun noun (generic) Buddhism
- sound of the sea, sound of the waves
- sound of massed chanting of sutras, etc.
noun noun (generic)
- cleaning dust etc. from rooms, housecleaning
- (the traditional Japanese end-of-the-year, 13th December) big house cleaning, spring cleaning (only not in spring)
usually written using kana alone derogatory noun noun (generic) abbreviation
- homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks), plain woman
- soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.
noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) food, cooking
- double doors (opening from the centre)
- double-opening from the centre (of doors, casement windows, etc.)
- filleting fish, chicken, etc. with a central cut and peeling back the flesh
noun noun (generic)
- kanji left unpronounced when reading kanbun in Japanese
- characters representing adverbs, conjunctions, etc. used in a letter
noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する transitive verb
- pressing clothes, etc. by placing them under the bedding while one sleeps