塩断ち[しおだち, shiodachi] (n,vs) abstinence from salt (for vow or spiritual reasons) 期す[きす;ごす, kisu ; gosu] (v5s,vi) (1) to expect; to look forward to; (2) to set (a date, etc.); (3) to resolve; to pledge (to oneself); to vow 満願[まんがん, mangan] (n) fulfilment of a vow; fulfillment of a vow 結願[けちがん, kechigan] (n) {Buddh} expiration of term of a vow 誓言[せいげん, seigen] (n,vs) attestation; attest; vow or oath (made to the gods) 起請文[きしょうもん, kishoumon] (n) (historical) written vow to the gods ー[, -] (n) (known as ちょうおん) long vowel mark (usually only used in katakana) オールボアール;オールヴォワール[, o-ruboa-ru ; o-ruvowa-ru] (int) (See 左様なら) au revoir (fre 交わし合う;交し合う[かわしあう, kawashiau] (v5u) to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.) 介音[かいおん, kaion] (n) medial; final-head (glide before the center vowel in Chinese) 促音便[そくおんびん, sokuonbin] (n) {ling} (See 撥音便) nasal sound change (generation of geminate consonant, primarily a geminate ‘t’ from vowel stems ending in ‘i’) 円唇母音[えんしんぼいん, enshinboin] (n) {ling} rounded vowel 半母音[はんぼいん, hanboin] (n) semivowel 受戒[じゅかい, jukai] (n,vs) {Buddh} vowing to follow the precepts 合口音[ごうこうおん, goukouon] (n) (1) (of Chinese) pronunciation of kanji with a medial between the initial consonant and center vowel; (2) (of Japanese) the long “o” vowel arising from combination of the “o” and “u” or “e” and “u” sounds 合音[ごうおん, gouon] (n) long “o” vowel arising from combination of the “o” and “u” or “e” and “u” sounds 固め(P);堅め[かため, katame] (adj-na,n) (1) hardening; fortifying; (2) (固め only) pledge; vow; (3) (固め only) defense; defence; guarding; (P) 固める(P);堅める[かためる, katameru] (v1,vt) (1) (See 土を固める・つちをかためる) to harden; to freeze; to strengthen; to solidify; to make (a fist); to tramp down (snow, dirt); (2) to put together; to collect; to gather; to consolidate; (3) (See 身を固める・みをかためる) to make secure; to stabilize; to settle down; to strengthen (belief, resolution, etc.); to establish (evidence); (4) (See 国境を固める・こっきょうをかためる,嘘で固める・うそでかためる) to fortify; to reinforce; to support; (5) (in the form に身をかためる) to wear for a specific purpose (armor, coat, etc.); (6) to swear; to resolutely vow; to sincerely promise; (7) to tie tightly; to fasten; (8) to hold a bow fully drawn; (P) 契り[ちぎり, chigiri] (n) (1) pledge; vow; promise; (2) (of a man and woman) having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; (3) destiny; fate; karma 母音交替[ぼいんこうたい, boinkoutai] (n) (1) (obsc) ablaut; vowel gradation; (2) vowel shift 母音動詞[ぼおんどうし, boondoushi] (n) vowel stem verb 比翼連理[ひよくれんり, hiyokurenri] (n) marital vows 満願成就[まんがんじょうじゅ, manganjouju] (n,vs) fulfilment of a vow; one’s earnest prayer being answered 祈誓[きせい, kisei] (n,vs) vow; oath; pledge 誓約[せいやく, seiyaku] (n,vs) written vow; pledge; covenant; (P) 語幹形成母音[ごかんけいせいぼおん, gokankeiseiboon] (n) {ling} thematic; thematic vowel 重複母音[じゅうふくぼいん, juufukuboin] (n) geminate vowel 長呼[ちょうこ, chouko] (n,vs) (1) {ling} lengthening a vowel (e.g. as in Kansai dialect); (n) (2) {ling} long sound (esp. long vowel) 長音符[ちょうおんぷ, chouonpu] (n) katakana-hiragana prolonged sound mark; macron (indicating a long vowel); circumflex (indicating a long vowel); modifier letter triangular colon (IPA diacritical) 開口音[かいこうおん, kaikouon] (n) (1) (of Chinese) pronunciation of kanji without a medial between the initial consonant and center vowel; (2) (of Japanese) the long “o” vowel arising from combination of the “a” and “u” sounds 開音[かいおん, kaion] (n) long “o” vowel arising from combination of the “a” and “u” sounds 音符[おんぷ, onpu] (n) (1) (See お玉杓子) musical note; note symbol; (2) phonetic symbol (inc. the kanji and kana-doubling symbols, vowel-lengthening symbol, etc.); (3) (See 意符) part of a kanji for which the role is primarily to represent the pronunciation (as opposed to the meaning); (P) 韻尾[いんび, inbi] (n) yunwei (secondary vowel or consonant following the primary vowel of a Chinese character) 願[がん, gan] (n) prayer; wish; vow; (P)