irregular kanji usage  noun  noun (generic) 

• jitte, short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)

irregular kanji usage  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• mid-sized konoshiro gizzard shad (i.e. about 15 cm in size)

rarely used kanji form  irregular kanji usage  Ichidan verb  verb (generic)  transitive verb 

• to praise, to extol, to hail, to laud, to celebrate

irregular kanji usage  noun  noun (generic) 

• stalactite

irregular kanji usage  noun  noun (generic) 

• starting point for an ascent (mountain, stairs, etc.), base (of mountain, etc.)

irregular okurigana  irregular kanji usage  Ichidan verb  verb (generic)  transitive verb 

• to put to shame, to humiliate, to disgrace, to insult
• to rape, to assault, to violate

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

• solemn

irregular kanji usage  noun  noun (generic) 

• year of the Monkey

irregular kanji usage  な adjective  adjective (generic) 

• (wearing) low over one's eyes

irregular kanji usage  noun  noun (generic) 

• the work of man, human feat, something humanly possible