[ちょう, chou] (n) (1) (arch) (See 二十八宿) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (suf, ctr) (2) counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc. #2366
[げんがく, gengaku] (n) music for strings; string music; (P) #8349
[あやつる, ayatsuru] (v5r, vt) (1) to manipulate; to operate; to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to steer (a ship); (2) to have a good command of (a language); to be fluent in; (3) to operate a puppet; to pull the strings of a puppet; (4) to mastermind; to pull the strings; to control from the shadows; (5) (arch) to play (a musical instrument); (P) #8677
[たたみ, tatami] (n) tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings; (P) #11420
[ふせ, fuse] (n, vs) alms; offerings; (P) #11924
[たいま, taima] (n, adj-no) (1) hemp; cannabis; (2) Shinto paper offerings; (P) #13816
[ていはく, teihaku] (n, vs) anchorage; moorings; (P) #17768
[ひく, hiku] (v5k, vt) (1) (uk) to flip; to snap; to flick; (2) (uk) to repel; (3) (uk) to use (an abacus); to calculate; (4) (uk) to strum; to pluck the strings (of a guitar, etc.); (P) #19580
[harihari ; harihari] (n) (See はりはり漬け) thin, dried strips of daikon soaked in vinegar and other flavorings
[はりはりつけ(はりはり漬け);ハリハリつけ(ハリハリ漬け), hariharitsuke ( harihari tsuke ); harihari tsuke ( harihari tsuke )] (n) thin, dried strips of daikon soaked in vinegar and other flavorings
[busubusu ; busubusu] (adv-to, adv, vs) (1) (on-mim) sputtering; smoldering; (2) (on-mim) repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); (3) (on-mim) mutterings of discontent; faint sounds of complaint
[gatto] (n) (1) gut (i.e. used to make violin strings); catgut; (2) (See GUT) grand unified theory; GUT; (P)
[sutoringusu] (n) strings
[dorosuto] (n) (col) (See ドローストリング) drawstring; drawstrings
[ニュートンかん, nyu-ton kan] (n) Newton's rings (interference pattern seen when a convex lens is placed on another surface)
[piasu] (n) (1) (from pierced earrings) earrings; (2) (body) piercings; (P)
[ringusaido] (n) ringside; (P)
[かげでいとをひく, kagedeitowohiku] (exp, v5k) to pull wires; to pull strings
[おんせんマーク, onsen ma-ku] (n) (1) sign used to designate a hot springs (e.g. on a map); (2) (See 連込み宿, 逆さ海月・さかさくらげ) traditional style love hotel
[おんせんば, onsenba] (n) (See 湯治場) place where there are hot springs; hot springs spa
[けびょう, kebyou] (n) { Buddh } vase used to hold flower offerings (often made of gilded copper)
[がくそう, gakusou] (n) ancient type of koto with 13 strings used in Gagaku music
[かぶりつき, kaburitsuki] (n) (uk) front-row sets; ringside seats
[かんぺいしゃ, kanpeisha] (n) (obs) shrine receiving offerings from the Bureau of Divinities (pre-Meiji) or the Imperial Household Department (post-Meiji)
[ゆみはり, yumihari] (n) (1) stringing a bow; person who strings bows; (2) (abbr) (See 弓張り月) crescent moon; (3) (abbr) (See 弓張り提灯) paper lantern with a bow-shaped handle
[ぐさい, gusai] (n) offerings; offerings and worship
[ぐしん, gushin] (n) giving offerings
[きょくせつ, kyokusetsu] (n, vs) windings; meanderings; complications; (P)
[たまじくうけ, tamajikuuke] (n) ball bearings
[きんせん, kinsen] (n) heartstrings
[くりん, kurin] (n) kurin (nine vertically stacked rings of a pagoda finial); pagoda finial
[げいはみをたすく, geihamiwotasuku] (exp) (id) Art brings bread
[げんせい, gensei] (n) sound of the strings
[いいだしっぺ, iidashippe] (exp) the one who brought it up; the one who calls attention to a fart is in fact the farter; the one who brings up a subject must be the first to act upon it
[とまどい, tomadoi] (n, vs) being at sea; losing one's bearings; confusion; wonderment; (P)
[ごげん, gogen] (n) five strings; five-stringed instrument
[ごりむちゅう, gorimuchuu] (n) totally at a loss; lose one's bearings; in a maze; in a fog; all at sea; up in the air; mystified; bewildered
[おかざり, okazari] (n) decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
[ごぶつぜん, gobutsuzen] (n) (1) (See 仏前) before a Buddha or a mortuary tablet; (2) offerings made to Buddha or placed on a mortuary tablet
[ひかえのりきし, hikaenorikishi] (n) sumo wrestler waiting at the ringside
[こくへいしゃ, kokuheisha] (n) (obs) shrine receiving offerings from the provincial government (pre-Meiji) or the national treasury (post-Meiji)
[すなかぶり, sunakaburi] (n) seats closest to the sumo ring; ringside seat
[さいみん, saimin] (n) relieving the sufferings of the people
[さいふのひもをにぎる, saifunohimowonigiru] (exp, v5r) to hold the purse strings
[さくしさくにおぼれる, sakushisakunioboreru] (exp) (id) craft brings nothing home (lit
[さくどう, sakudou] (n, vs) maneuverings; manoeuverings; machinations
[いとをひく, itowohiku] (exp, v5k) (1) to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; (2) to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
[しちく, shichiku] (n) (musical) strings and bamboo
[みみかざり, mimikazari] (n) earrings
[くびきり, kubikiri] (n) (1) (sens) decapitation; beheading; (2) firings; dismissals; layoffs; downsizing; (3) small samurai sword used for decapitation