noun:

• Asplenium antiquum (species of spleenwort) ➜ 大谷渡
• Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant) ➜ 隠れ蓑
• leaves used for serving or offering sake, rice, etc. ➜ 三角柏

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to wish someone luck; to wish someone well

noun:

• typographical error caused by selecting wrong kanji when word-processing

noun:

• different kanji with the same Japanese reading (and usu. a similar meaning) - four character idiom ➜ 暑い・熱い

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to write ruby characters (small furigana above or beside kanji) ➜ ルビ・振り仮名

noun:

• different kanji with the same Japanese reading (and usu. a similar meaning) ➜ 暑い・熱い

adverb / ~の noun:

• previously; already; for some time; for quite a while

noun:

• sympathy for a tragic hero; rooting for the underdog - four character idiom

noun:

• children's medicine for nervousness; snack for an empty stomach

noun:

• support for medical treatment for those on low income; Medicaid - obscure term ➜ メディケイド

noun:

• surface Antonym: 裏
• face (i.e. the visible side of an object)
• front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin
• outside; exterior
• appearance
• public
• first half (of an inning); top (of an inning) - Baseball term Antonym: 裏【うら】
• cover (for tatami mats, etc.)
• foreground - IT term

noun:

• imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era
• patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to read a kanji with a different pronunciation
• to load (e.g. data on a computer); to read
• to change the language or wording (of a provision, etc.); to apply a different term - Law term

noun:

• round shape; circle
• circular form

noun:

• ornate initial; capital letters; flowers planted to form characters

noun:

• step; stair; (flight of) steps; (row of) stitches; columns (of print)

noun / counter:

• grade; rank; level

counter:

• counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.)
• dan; senior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc. ➜ 級【きゅう】

noun:

• plans for one's day, plans for one's year, plans for one's life, and plans for one's family

noun:

• advancing money; temporary payment for someone else; payment on behalf of another party, with the expectation of being reimbursed later

noun:

• practice of buying a bottle of spirits at a bar which is then kept there for the customer - From English "bottle keep"

suffix:

• (strongly emphatic) too preoccupied or busy to even think of ...; ... is out of the question; this is not an occasion for

noun:

• box set at a gate of a home or near the front door, used for receiving deliveries of newspapers, mail, milk, etc.

expression:

• nowhere in particular; just out for a bit; (euph. for) toilet break

noun:

• chemical symbol (i.e. H for hydrogen, O for oxygen, etc.)

noun:

• nose for profit; commercial spirit; flair for making money through business

noun:

• club (for adults, as opposed to for university students) ➜ サークル