noun:

• national of a third country
• foreigner (esp. Chinese and Korean) resident in Japan - sensitive

noun:

• personalised page within a web based client interaction system - From English "my page"

noun:

• dragon-like cryptid fish with many whiskers and no bones (likely a sturgeon) ➜ 蝶鮫

noun / ~の noun:

• a woman's natural inclination to care for others; big-sisterly disposition

noun:

• solitary confinement in a dark cell without bedding (for up to one week)

expression:

• hopelessly inaccurate; not even remotely close; can't hit the side of a barn - colloquialism

noun:

• attendant; best man (at a wedding); groomsman; maid of honor; bridesmaid

noun:

• groups of hiragana characters which are arranged to look like a face

expression / noun:

• formal complaint (regarding conduct of a criminal case); appeal for reconsideration; protest - Law term

noun:

• festival celebrating the (temporary) transfer of a shintai away from its main shrine - Shintō term ➜ 神体

noun:

• short, padded coat that covers someone and a baby on their back - abbreviation ➜ ねんねこ半纏

noun / ~する noun:

• sleeping; sleep - orig. meaning - children's language

noun:

• land given to someone who has rendered a distinguished service (ritsuryo system)

noun:

• flowers and water offered to Buddha - Buddhism term
• irrigation of a rice field during flowering

noun:

• ruffian; scamp; hooligan
• out-of-work person; day laborer without a job ➜ 溢れ【あぶれ】

noun:

• providing bank services on a Sunday (esp. ATM access) - From English "Sunday banking"

noun:

• interference with a public servant in the execution of his or her duties - abbreviation ➜ 公務執行妨害罪

noun:

• long sleeper; person who needs a lot of sleep

expression:

• there's but a fine line between genius and insanity - proverb

noun:

• sastrugi; parallel wave-like ridges formed on a snow surface by the wind

expression:

• nature itself is a good mother; even without parents, children grow up [literal] - proverb

noun:

• interpenetration of spirit between the poet and nature in a haiku

noun:

• nutmeg (soccer); hitting a ball through the legs (e.g. in tennis) - slang - Sports term

noun:

• treating a metal surface to make it look worn and aged; antique finish

~の noun:

• poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic - oft. a humble ref. to a gift

noun:

• rest; recess; respite
• vacation; holiday; absence; suspension
• dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)