noun:

• doing twice the work; duplication of work

noun:

• anti-nuisance ordinance; ordinance against disturbing the peace - Law term

noun:

• bang on the money; spot on; right answer ➜ 正解【せいかい】

expression / adjective:

• slow-witted; dull; slow on the uptake ➜ 頭の回転【あたまのかいてん】

noun / ~する noun:

• being the sole winner

~の noun / adjectival noun:

• winner-take-all

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

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

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

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