Nounambush; troops in ambush · unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle

Ichidan verb, Transitive verbto lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to turn over (face down) · to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes) · to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to lie flat (on one's stomach); to throw (oneself) to the ground

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'lying concealed; being hidden

Noun, Suru verbshooting lying prone

Noun, Suru verbwater gone underground (to emerge as a spring)

Nounreport to the throne

Nounambush

Godan verb with 'su' ending, Intransitive verbto lie face down; to lie flat (on one's stomach); to fall prostrate · to bend down (in submission); to bow down; to prostrate oneself · to (crouch) and hide (behind); to conceal oneself

Nounsymbol used in place of a censored word (e.g. blank, circle, X, asterisk) · turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character

Noun, Suru verbsubterranean stream

Noungoing (e.g. of a flight of stairs); length

Nounfukubachi; inverted bowl that sits above the base of a pagoda finial

Noundip (angle that the direction of a compass needle makes with the horizon)

Nounsuicide divers (part of the Japanese Special Attack Units during WWII)

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verblying face down; lying on one's face; lying prostrate

Nounlying down · down!; lie down!

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verbambush; surprise attack

Suru verb - special class, Intransitive verb, Transitive verbto crouch; to stoop; to bend down; to prostrate oneself; to lie down · to yield; to submit; to surrender · to hide; to conceal oneself

Adverb (fukushi)bowing down; humbly; respectfully

Nounframe for drying or perfuming clothes (oft. made out of bamboo) · coop; hen coop

Nounsheltered trench

Nounabode of demons; hotbed (of graft); pandemonium

Noundowncast look

Nouncovered drain

Nounhumble cottage; hut

Noununderground water

Nouninverted siphon; siphon culvert

Nounlaying stones flat (e.g. in gardens) · method for assigning colors to players (othello)

Noundye resistant starch (used to protect a design)

Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verbto kneel and worship

Nounhemming

Noungifted young person who shows much promise; unrecognized genius; great person whose talent is hidden under a bushel

Nounprone float; dead-man's float

Nounsaphenous vein; saphena

Nounrevealing something that was foreshadowed earlier in the story

Ichidan verbto fall down

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ru' endingto foreshadow; to drop a hint (of things to come) · to take precautionary measures; to make contingency plans

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verbpenal servitude; submitting to a sentence; pleading guilty · undetected crime

Nounivory shell; cockle

Noundeep-fried mochi (Heian period)

Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verbto lie down (and sleep); to go to bed (with an illness)