noun:

• art project which is done in place of a graduation thesis at a college of arts - abbreviation ➜ 卒業制作

noun:

• lacquering technique that uses a coloured-lacquer undercoating and a transparent-lacquer topcoat

noun:

• funny word or gesture
• funny part (in a puppet show, kabuki, etc.)
• a woman's temple hair - archaism ➜ 揉み上げ【もみあげ】

expression / noun:

• point where two ocean currents meet (e.g. a warm current and a cold current) ➜ 潮目
• attractive glance - archaism

noun:

• return slot (for coins in a vending machine); drop-off point (for dirty dishes at a restaurant)

noun:

• tufted toothpick; Edo-period toothbrush resembling a large toothpick burred at one end into a tuft

noun:

• custom of tying a large mochi on a toddler's back on his or her first birthday

~する verb (spec.):

• to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of

expression / ichidan verb:

• to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability

noun:

• (a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead

noun / ~する noun:

• drawing a figure; drawing a diagram
• construction - Mathematics term

~の noun:

• with a fixed time; with a deadline

pre-noun adjectival:

• not a little; not a few; considerable ➜ 少なからず

adverb:

• with a start; with a jump - onomatopoeia

expression:

• a good beginning makes a good ending - proverb

adverb:

• just a minute; short time; just a little - equiv. of ちょっと - Kansai dialect

noun / ~する noun:

• creating a statue (esp. a Buddhist statue) - obscure term

noun:

• tip of a stem (of a plant)

~と adverb / adverb:

• with a vroom; with a sudden shaking - onomatopoeia

noun:

• attending a meeting; participating in a meeting

noun / ~する noun:

• repeating a course; taking a course again - abbreviation - slang ➜ 再履修

noun / ~する noun:

• repeating a course; taking a course again

noun / ~する noun:

• reefing a sail; bringing in a sail

noun:

• middle of a word
• within a word

expression / ichidan verb:

• to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on