noun:

• pigeon seen on the morning of the New Year (e.g. as one is going to the shrine or temple for the New Year prayers)

noun:

• selecting an auspicious date by looking at the astrological information on the calendar; date selected in such a manner

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to pattern after; to imitate
• to symbolise

noun:

• Plimsoll line; load line; load waterline

noun:

• set of dishes served on an individual tray for entertaining guests; banquet ➜ 懐石料理

noun:

• operations (a strategy) on two fronts; two-pronged strategy - four character idiom

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; to have evidence; to get a lead - idiom
• to grab by the tail [literal]

noun:

• on-board device (e.g. in prepaid road toll system)

noun:

• ceiling on loans; credit line

noun:

• comments on current events

noun:

• in-line code - IT term

noun:

• hairstyle with buns on each side of the head

noun:

• person with a bounty on their head

expression:

• like looking out on an abyss; like standing on the edge of an abyss

noun:

• patent on a new device

noun:

• laugh line; smile line; nasolabial fold ➜ ほうれい線【ほうれいせん】

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to get on well (with a person); to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider) [literal] - idiom ➜ 気が合う

expression / ichidan verb:

• to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction ➜ けじめ
• to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)

noun:

• Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe; CFE Treaty ➜ 欧州通常戦力制限条約

noun:

• thin line

expression / ichidan verb:

• to hang one's hopes on; to expect from

noun:

• printing on both sides

noun:

• line speed - IT term

expression / adjective:

• soft on women; weak for women; easily charmed (by women) - idiom

noun:

• bowl of rice with food on top ➜ 丼