popular  irregular kanji usage  な adjective  adjective (generic)  noun  noun (generic) 

• seedy-looking, thin

popular  irregular kanji usage  noun  noun (generic) 

• secret techniques (of an art or skill), inner mysteries, essence, quintessence, heart

popular  irregular kanji usage  yojijukugo  な adjective  adjective (generic)  noun taking the genitive case particle の  noun  noun (generic) 

• straight to the point, point-blank, frank, direct

popular  irregular kanji usage  noun  noun (generic) 

• armor and helmet (armour)

popular  irregular reading  irregular kanji usage  noun  noun (generic) 

• geisha

popular  irregular kanji usage  search-only kanji form  noun  noun (generic) 

• beginning of the month

popular  irregular kanji usage  godan verb  godan verb (archaic)  verb (generic)  transitive verb 

• to dig up, to turn up, to tear up
• to rake up (e.g. old scandal), to dig over

popular  irregular kanji usage  noun  noun (generic) 

• apparatus gymnastics, artistic gymnastics

popular  irregular kanji usage  noun  noun (generic) 

• forced march
• doing something on a very strict schedule

popular  search-only kana form  irregular kanji usage  search-only kanji form  colloquial  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• (one's) mother