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門
forbidden gate; heavily guarded gate
gate to the imperial palace; gate to the imperial court
imperial residence
Work of art, literature, music, etc. name
The Gateless Barrier (13th century collection of koans, compiled by Chinese monk Wumen); The Gateless Gate
Place name
Rashōmon (gate in old Kyoto)
Work of art, literature, music, etc. name
Rashōmon (story by Akutagawa, film by Kurosawa)
Work of art, literature, music, etc. name
Shōmonki (chronicle of the Taira-no-Masakado Rebellion, ca 940CE)
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; shutting the door in someone's face; refusal of admission
rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation
Historical term
being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
vocational school; technical school
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
technical term; terminology; jargon
expertise; specialized knowledge; technical knowledge; expert knowledge
to knock at the gate
to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
Work of art, literature, music, etc. name
Mito Kōmon (televised period drama; 1969-2011)
to open the door (to the world, women, etc.)