| イ音便 | [イおんびん, i onbin] (n) euphonic change wherein some mora ('ki', 'gi', 'shi' and 'ri') are pronounced 'i' |
| ウ音便 | [ウおんびん, u onbin] (n) euphonic change wherein some mora ('ku', 'gu', 'hi', 'bi' and 'mi') are pronounced 'u' |
| は | [, ha] (prt) (1) (pronounced わ in modern Japanese) topic marker particle; (2) indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); (3) adds emphasis; (P) |
| へ | [, he] (prt) (pronounced え in modern Japanese) indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to"); (P) |
| 俵 | [たわら(P);ひょう, tawara (P); hyou] (n) (1) straw bag; bale; sack; (suf,ctr) (2) (ひょう only) (sometimes pronounced びょう, ぴょう) counter for sacks; counter for bales; counter for bags; (P) |
| 切り(P);限り;限(io) | [きり, kiri] (n) (1) end; finish; stop; (2) (See 切りがない,切りのない) bounds; limits; (3) (esp. 限り,限) delivery date (of a futures contract); (4) finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in joruri or kabuki); final performance of the day (in vaudeville); (suf,ctr) (5) counter for slices (esp. thick slices); counter for cuts (e.g. fish, meat); (prt) (6) (uk) (senses 6-8 are sometimes pronounced ぎり, esp. in old-fashioned speech) (See っ切り・っきり・1) only; just; (7) (uk) (usu. in a negative sentence) since; (8) (uk) remaining (in a particular state); (P) |
| 御師 | [おし;おんし, oshi ; onshi] (n) (usu. pronounced おんし at Ise Shrine) low-ranking Shinto priest |
| 所(P);処;處(oK) | [ところ(P);とこ(所), tokoro (P); toko ( tokoro )] (n,suf) (1) (also pronounced どころ when a suffix) place; spot; scene; site; (2) address; (3) district; area; locality; (4) one's house; (5) point; (6) part; (7) space; room; (8) (uk) (after the plain past form of a verb) whereupon; as a result; (9) (after present form of a verb) about to; on the verge of; (P) |
| 手 | [て, te] (n) (1) (occ. pronounced た when a prefix) (See お手・おて・1) hand; arm; (2) (col) (See お手・おて・3) forepaw; foreleg; (3) handle; (4) hand; worker; help; (5) trouble; care; effort; (6) means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship; (7) hand; handwriting; (8) kind; type; sort; (9) (See 手に入る) one's hands; one's possession; (10) (See 手に余る) ability to cope; (11) hand (of cards); (12) (See 山の手・1) direction; (P) |
| 擦れ;摩れ | [すれ, sure] (n,n-suf) (often pronounced ずれ as a suffix) rubbing together; chafing |
| 敵;仇 | [かたき, kataki] (n,n-suf) (1) (usu. pronounced がたき when used as a suffix) rival; opponent; adversary; (2) foe; enemy |
| 済み;済(io) | [ずみ;すみ, zumi ; sumi] (n-suf,n) (pronounced ずみ only when a suffix) arranged; taken care of; settled; completed |
| 組(P);組み(P) | [くみ, kumi] (n) (1) (pronounced ぐみ as a suffix) set (of items); (2) group (of people); class (of students); company (esp. construction); family (i.e. mafia); team; (3) typesetting; composition; (P) |
| 肩衝 | [かたつき, katatsuki] (n) (See 茶入) tea container having pronounced "shoulders" near the neck |
| 際 | [さい, sai] (n,n-suf) (1) (pronounced ぎわ when a suffix) edge; brink; verge; side; (2) time; moment of |