ascending vertical sword attack (kendo, etc.)
completing a climb; completing a route (up a mountain); completing a series of climbs (e.g. the Seven Summits); peak bagging
show jumping (equestrian event)
ceremony honouring the spirits of ancestors (esp. the Bon festival)
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
taboo word; euphemism (used in place of a taboo word)
levelling a powder or liquid (when measuring)
show jumping (equestrian event)
to have a chat with; to exchange words or promises; to promise; to get engaged
row of houses; each house; every house
minority; small numbers; unmarried person; widow; widower
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
ceremony honouring the spirits of ancestors (esp. the Bon festival)
receiving; acceptance; reception
drawstring (e.g. on a bag)
rolling something thinly; something rolled thinly (a thin roll of makizushi, a cigarette, etc.)
rifling a gun barrel; making lines
arrow collector (at an archery range); collecting arrows
to make an appeal to the confidence of
to drag on; to be delayed
dried stiff (esp. of something sticky)
laughing a ringing laugh; having a hearty laugh; roaring with laughter
to chew out; to reprimand severely; to rake over the coals; to press oil
to sit silently at a meeting