自

gushing forth (e.g. of oil); spouting; natural emergence (of a hot spring)

student hostel partly managed by the residents

characteristic colour of a pure mineral (color)

self-propagation; self-fertilization; selfing

school one belongs to

one's own unique way

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

natural flow (of a river); run-of-the-river (electricity generation)

Buddhism

Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion

male bragging; male conceit

bragging about one's husband or (male) lover

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb

teaching oneself; learning by oneself; self-study

Abbreviation; Hokkaido-ben

driving school

strenuous effort

committing suicide by slitting one's throat

Law

freedom-restricting punishment; imprisonment

Ministry of Home Affairs (1960-2001)

autobiography

suicide

Noun or verb acting prenominally

not independent

automatism

nonself; not self

one's religious sect

natural increase

Baseball

earned run

semi-autonomy

free state

studying in the morning (by oneself); brief "self-study" period before morning classes begin

Abbreviation; Buddhism

Mahesvara (Shiva in the Buddhist pantheon)