expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to work at a profession; to pursue a vocation

noun / ~する noun:

• placing in a list (top ten, popularity, sales, etc.) - From English "rank in"

expression / noun:

• eye of a needle - archaism ➜ 針の穴【はりのあな】

noun:

• visiting a shrine or temple to give thanks
• settling scores

expression / ichidan verb:

• to make a bid (e.g. at an auction)

expression:

• serves you right! - slang - abbreviation ➜ 様を見ろ

noun:

• open three-of-a-kind (meld); three-of-a-kind made with a tile called from another player - Mahjong term ➜ 刻子・明刻子

noun:

• drawing a dish towards oneself using one's chopsticks (a breach of etiquette)

noun:

• ancestor worshipped as a deity

expression:

• all things are in a state of flux; everything is constantly changing - four character idiom

noun:

• discarding a tile that becomes another player's winning tile - Mahjong term ➜ 振り込み

particle:

• strengthens a question, assertion, etc. - familiar language ➜ かい・ぞい・だい・わい

noun:

• custom of keeping a pumpkin or squash during the winter and eating it on the day of the winter solstice

noun:

• medicine left by a salesman, and paid for when used

expression:

• in a circle (ring)

noun:

• end of a brush-stroke

noun:

• many monsters, spirits, etc. forming a line and walking through the night - four character idiom
• veritable pandemonium; large number of people plotting and doing evil; creepy characters roaming about presenting a most scandalous sight

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be right on target; to strike it rich

noun:

• a great many words; huge number of words - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• making a secret recording

noun / ~する noun:

• jamming a finger; stubbing a toe; spraining a finger (toe)

noun:

• territory of a stall vendor
• spot on a farm where the harvest would be put in order (Edo period) - archaism

noun:

• a right circular cone

noun / ~する noun:

• repeating a course; taking a course again

noun:

• right about-face