noun:

• tea ceremony stand with an enclosed shelf (invented by Takeno Jouou)
• small cupboard or closed shelf on the side of a tokonoma ➜ 袋戸棚

expression:

• actio libera in causa; manufacturing the conditions of one's own defence (e.g. getting drunk in order to commit a crime)

noun / ~する noun:

• accepting a challenge; returning fire; fighting back; putting up a fight; responding to an attack

noun / ~する noun:

• criticism (by a teacher or coach, with commentary, especially at a poetry reading); review; critique

noun:

• Edo-period mouth harp (with a hairpin-like frame and a long straight tongue)

noun / ~する noun:

• go into a huddle (over); hold a secret conference (about); put heads together and conspire - four character idiom

noun:

• scooter with a compartment under the seat to hold a helmet - From English "(hel)met in" ➜ メット

expression / ichidan verb:

• to put a damper on proceedings (e.g. at a meeting or party, etc.)

noun:

• text message or symbol on a busy mobile phone indicating a call arrival (DoCoMo feature)

noun:

• sweetie (sweet green-skinned citrus; cross between a grapefruit and a pomelo); oroblanco

noun:

• picture painted with oil paint (esp. a landscape mural in a public bath)

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• year by year; annually; every year; from year to year

adverb / noun:

• annually; every year; year in year out; from year to year - four character idiom

noun:

• rice from an early harvest; early rice ➜ 遅場米

noun:

• contamination noise; noise from contamination

noun:

• snow melting
• water from melting snow

noun:

• fish fertilizer; fertilizer made from fish scraps

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to dig down; to delve into; to get to the bottom of (a matter); to investigate further

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of

noun / suffix noun:

• stand; rack; table; bench; podium; pedestal; platform; stage
• support; holder; rack

counter:

• counter for machines, incl. vehicles

noun:

• setting (e.g. in jewellery)

noun / suffix noun / counter:

• level (e.g. price level); range (e.g. after physical units); period (of time, e.g. a decade of one's life) ➜ 代【だい】・代【だい】

noun:

• elevated area
• viewing platform
• dish tray ➜ 台盤
• meal - archaism
• tall building; tower - archaism ➜ 高殿

~と adverb / adverb:

• with a clatter - onomatopoeia
• with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.) - onomatopoeia
• bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather) - onomatopoeia
• nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.) - onomatopoeia
• cheerfully; frankly; open-heartedly - onomatopoeia
• completely (forget, change, etc.); totally - onomatopoeia

noun:

• kana written after a kanji to complete the full (usually kun) reading of the word; declensional kana ending

interjection:

• play ball!

noun:

• starting a match (of baseball, tennis, etc.)

noun:

• grasping the trend; firmly understanding how the situation is developing; getting a good sense of how things are changing - four character idiom

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to win the favour of (favor); to be acknowledged (e.g. by a superior); to measure up to