noun:

• idle words (in a written passage); useless words; empty words

noun:

• substitution kanji; kanji used in place of a common-use kanji ➜ 常用漢字

noun:

• runner (of a sliding door)
• tree wax; insect wax; Chinese wax ➜ 水蝋蝋

expression / godan ~ぶ verb:

• to attract public attention; to create a stir; to arouse interest

numeric / prefix:

• one - １ can also be read ワン. 壱, 弌 and 壹 are used in legal documents ➜ ワン

~の noun / suffix:

• best

~の noun:

• first; foremost

noun:

• beginning; start
• ace (playing card) ➜ エース
• bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

noun:

• signboard; sign; billboard; hoarding; doorplate
• draw; attraction; feature; highlight; spokesman; figurehead
• reputation (of a shop)
• appearance; look
• closing time

noun / ~する noun:

• not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence ➜ 無沙汰

noun:

• sneeze

expression:

• spoken twice in response to someone sneezing as a charm against an early death ［くさめ］ - idiom

noun / suffix noun:

• department (in an organization); division; bureau - higher than a 課
• club
• part; component; element
• category

counter:

• counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine

noun:

• saucer
• person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver

noun / ~する noun:

• riding together; sharing a car (taxi, etc.)
• doing in collaboration
• backing of the same candidate by different political parties

adjectival noun / noun:

• cruel; merciless; atrocious; ruthless; cold-blooded
• pitiful; tragic; horrible; miserable

noun / adjectival noun:

• breaking a religious precept without shame ［無慚・無慙］ - Buddhism term

noun / ~の noun:

• boning (fish or meat); deboning
• watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; emasculation
• taking the backbone out of; weakening

noun / ~する noun:

• concentration; diligence; devotion
• asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment ➜ 六波羅蜜
• adherence to a vegetarian diet

noun:

• starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); calling off
• clearing an abacus - orig. meaning

noun:

• fertile shoot of field horsetail ➜ 杉菜
• wooden stick with a burned tip (used to create underdrawings) ［どひつ］ ➜ 焼き筆

noun / ~する noun:

• becoming firmly established; putting down strong roots
• exercising authority; being dominant; holding sway
• settling in a coiled shape - orig. meaning

noun:

• cutting the New Year's rice cake (January 11th)
• traditional breaking of a sake cask at weddings, receptions, etc.

noun:

• useless book learning; knowing the theory but being able to put it into practice; practising swimming in a field [literal] - idiom - humorous term

noun:

• one-piece garment with snaps up the front, sort of like a jumpsuit for babies - From English "baby all"

noun:

• type of bed linen resembling a large beach towel and used to cover oneself in hot weather - From English "towel blanket"

noun:

• ceremony to consecrate a newly made Buddhist statue or image by inserting the eyes (thereby investing it with soul) - four character idiom

noun:

• ring; link
• open spirals of heavy metal wire twisted into a kettle and used to lift it (tea ceremony)

noun / ~する noun:

• criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; finding fault
• calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something

noun:

• Piltdown hoax (1912 discovery of a fossilized ape-human missing-link skull, later revealed to be fraudulent) - obscure term ➜ ピルトダウン人