[だん, dan] (n) (1) step; stair; (flight of) steps; (row of) stitches; columns (of print); (2) grade; rank; level; (ctr) (3) counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); (P) #965
[やしゃ, yasha] (n) yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors) (san #11450
[してんのう, shitennou] (n) (1) { Buddh } the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); (2) the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field) #11818
[o-kusu] (n) oaks; (P) #17022
[aikyacchi] (n) short clip used to begin and end commercial breaks on Japanese TV (wasei
[hare-shon] (n) halation (i.e. in photography, a halo-effect when additional light leaks out around the subject)
[heamanikyua-] (n) hair manicure (temporary hair dye or streaks)
[rakushumi] (n) (See 吉祥天) Lakshmi (consort of Vishnu in Hinduism)
[あしゅく, ashuku] (n) { Buddh } Akshobhya (the immovable buddha)
[あしゅくにょらい, ashukunyorai] (n) Akshobhya (one of the Five Wisdom Buddhas)
[あしゅくぶつ, ashukubutsu] (n) { Buddh } Akshobhya (the immovable buddha)
[あまあし;あめあし, amaashi ; ameashi] (n) passing shower; streaks of pouring rain
[きっしょうてん(P);きちじょうてん, kisshouten (P); kichijouten] (n) { Buddh } Sri-mahadevi (consort of Vaisravana in Buddhism, based on Lakshmi, the consort of Vishnu in Hinduism); (P)
[うおひにのぼる;うおこおりにのぼる, uohininoboru ; uokoorininoboru] (exp) (See 七十二候) third climate of spring (when the ice breaks and fish start appearing near the surface)
[こんごうやしゃ, kongouyasha] (n) Vajrayaksa
[くぎる, kugiru] (v5r, vt) (1) (esp. 区切る) to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to mark off; to cut off; (2) (esp. 句切る) to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud); (P)
[ぐんぽう, gunpou] (n) (the many peaks of a) mountain range
[ごだいみょうおう, godaimyouou] (n) { Buddh } five great wisdom kings (Acala, Kundali, Trilokavijaya, Vajrayaksa, Yamantaka)
[こうすう, kousuu] (n) (1) number of words a person speaks; (2) number of dependents (words, shares, accounts); (P)
[こうもくてん, koumokuten] (n) { Buddh } Virupaksa (Buddhist deity)
[こうほうはちざ, kouhouhachiza] (n) eight lofty peaks
[なかせん, nakasen] (n) inner plug for a bottle, prevents leaks and is often covered by a cap.
[てんりゅうはちぶしゅう, tenryuuhachibushuu] (n) { Buddh } the eight legions (devas, nagas, yaksas, gandharvas, asuras, garudas, kimnaras, mahoragas)
[てんてきせんせき, tentekisenseki] (exp) constant dripping wears away the stone; little strokes fell great oaks; limited strength, when persistently applied, can accomplish great feats
[とうりものいわざれどもしたおのずからみちをなす, tourimonoiwazaredomoshitaonozukaramichiwonasu] (exp) (id) Good wine speaks for itself
[ゆだて(湯立て;湯立);ゆだち(湯立ち;湯立), yudate ( yu tate ; yu ritsu ); yudachi ( yu tachi ; yu ritsu )] (n) (See 巫女・みこ・2) Shinto ritual in which a shaman or priest soaks bamboo grass in boiling water and sprinkles the water on worshippers (originally a form of divination, later a purification ceremony, now primarily used to pray for good health)
[はちだいみょうおう, hachidaimyouou] (n) { Buddh } (See 五大明王) eight great wisdom kings (Acala, Kundali, Mezu, Munosho, Trilokavijaya, Ucchusma, Vajrayaksa, Yamantaka)
[はちぶ, hachibu] (n) (abbr) { Buddh } (See 八部衆) the eight legions (devas, nagas, yaksas, gandharvas, asuras, garudas, kimnaras, mahoragas)
[はちぶしゅう, hachibushuu] (n) { Buddh } the eight legions (devas, nagas, yaksas, gandharvas, asuras, garudas, kimnaras, mahoragas)
[はんじょう, hanjou] (n) variegated streaks
[かべやく, kabeyaku] (n) (1) catchers who warm up pitchers in the bullpen (baseball); (2) tank (character that soaks up damage for the rest of the party in an MMORPG)
[みねつづき, minetsuduki] (n) succession of peaks
[みねみね, minemine] (n) peaks
[ほっそう, hossou] (n) (1) { Buddh } (See 法性) dharmalaksana (dharma characteristics, the specific characteristics of all manifest phenomena); (2) (abbr) (See 法相宗) Hosso sect of Buddhism
[よがあける, yogaakeru] (exp, v1) dawn breaks; day dawns
[らせつ, rasetsu] (n) rakshasa (type of evil spirit) (san