expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to be careful; to take the utmost care ➜ 期する

noun:

• ex post facto report; report after the event

expression / adjective:

• is never the case; has never happened

noun:

• low-ranking samurai; samurai of the lowest rank - derogatory term

noun:

• gender preselection; selection of the sex of offspring

noun:

• secret accounts; unauthorized accounting; under-the-counter accounting

prefix noun / noun:

• eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica) - often used in names of dishes containing eel - abbreviation ➜ 鰻【うなぎ】・鰻巻き【うまき】

noun / ~する noun:

• paying cash-in-hand; paying under the table - colloquialism

expression / ~の noun:

• as far as the eye can see

conjunction:

• by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing - abbreviation - slang ➜ ちなみに

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to speak through the nose; to nasalize ➜ 鼻にかかった

expression / noun:

• rainy spells just before the rainy season

noun:

• offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering ➜ 供物

noun:

• midriff; upper abdomen
• clothing that exposes the midriff

noun:

• character traits of the people of a prefecture

expression / ichidan verb:

• to pay the bill; to settle an account

expression:

• you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only

noun:

• thing; object; article; stuff; substance
• one's things; possessions; property; belongings - as 〜のもの, 〜のもん
• things; something; anything; everything; nothing
• quality
• reason; the way of things
• used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen - formal noun often used as 〜ものだ - usually written using kana alone

suffix noun:

• item classified as ...; item related to ...; work of ...
• cause of ...; cause for ...

prefix:

• somehow; somewhat; for some reason ［もの］ ➜ 物寂しい【ものさびしい】
• really; truly ［もの］ ➜ 物珍しい【ものめずらしい】

noun / ~する noun:

• action; activity

noun:

• movie (esp. during the silent movie period) - abbreviation - obsolete term ➜ 活動写真

noun:

• stomach
• Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions) - Astronomy term ➜ 胃宿・白虎【びゃっこ】

noun / suffix noun:

• (the) whole; entirety; wholly; as a whole; generally; universally

noun / ~する noun:

• locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors

suffix noun:

• little less than; fewer than; under ➜ 小【こ】

noun:

• weakness; the weak

noun:

• about an hour; short time

suffix:

• half past (the hour)

noun:

• name

suffix noun:

• in the name of

noun:

• moral duty ➜ 名分
• justification; pretext