道

Law

connecting road; road adjacent to a property

Astronomy

polar orbit

host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room

Buddhism

truths of the cessation of suffering and of the way to the cessation of suffering

Medicine

esophagitis

zodiacal light

the ways of heaven; the virtue of good health and strength

the ways of men; the path that men should follow

Abbreviation

outer ring road; orbital road

nun

Zen ascetic practices; Zen meditation

Zen teachings; Zen

Derogatory

people (esp. kids) who spend a lot of time in the streets (of their residential areas), being noisy

group of politicians who support highway construction interests; highway tribe

(under) Hokkaidō prefectural management

vagina

love-making technique

Bodhi Day; Buddhist holiday on December 8 to celebrate Shakyamuni's enlightenment

roadside

jōdō; form of martial art using a cane staff

branch roads; crossroads

drama; dramatic art

folk monster who wanders at night injuring and kidnapping people

water supply industry

Slang; Jocular, humorous term; Pun on 国道

(national) road in poor condition

zodiac

overpass

inner practice hall (for Buddhism; on the imperial palace grounds)