Kyūjitai form of 転注: (linguistics) figurative extension of meaning

起承転結: structure of a narrative or poem

a carrying pole, a yoke as used by people for carrying things

observatory (place where celestial bodies are observed)

kaiten sushi, conveyor belt sushi (sushi served on a sushi train)

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

cooked grains (rice, etc.) / meal

(Japanese mythology) the first of the sons of 天照 (Amaterasu) (along with 天穂日 (Ama no Hohi), 天津彦根 (Amatsuhikone), 活津彦根 (Ikutsuhikone) and 熊野櫲樟日 (Kumanokusuhi)) who were given birth by 素戔嗚 (Susa no O) by chewing her jewels during the 誓約 (ukei, “oath”) to test his intent seeking refuge in her heavenly domain (the five sons were hers; the three daughters she gave birth to were his); he was sent by his mother to rule the land of 葦原の中つ国 (Ashihara no Nakatsukuni), but ultimately he recommended his son 瓊瓊杵 (Ninigi) instead

running extremely fast

(linguistics) a specific historical consonantal shift of the Japanese language during the Heian Period, wherein many word-medial /f/ sounds changed to /w/ sounds