noun:

• fire alarm ringing continuously to warn that a fire is extremely near ➜ 擦り半
• sound as produced by this alarm

noun:

• fire alarm ringing continuously to warn that a fire is extremely near ➜ 擦り半鐘
• sound as produced by this alarm

noun:

• whole party; party as a whole

noun:

• charcoal made from thin branches
• charcoal sold in bulk (instead of in straw bags) ➜ 散【ばら】

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to set up; to raise
• to nominate; to choose as a representative
• to push; to shove

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives

noun:

• dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage)
• end; end of the road; end point; as far as one can go

noun:

• aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu - Food term

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• frying in oil; deep-fried food

noun:

• thin slice of meat or fish - Food term
• briefly salt-pickled fish slice - archaism - Food term

noun:

• thin soy sauce; light soy sauce

adverb:

• about; roughly; approximately ➜ 凡そ【およそ】
• generally; on the whole; as a rule
• completely; quite; entirely; altogether; totally; not at all (with neg. verb)

noun / ~の noun:

• outline; gist

~の noun / adjectival noun / noun / prefix noun:

• raw; uncooked; fresh
• natural; as it is; unedited; unprocessed
• unprotected (i.e. not wearing a condom) - colloquialism
• live (i.e. not recorded)
• inexperienced; unpolished; green; crude
• impudence; sauciness - abbreviation ➜ 生意気
• unpasteurized beer; draft beer; draught beer - abbreviation ➜ 生ビール

prefix:

• just a little; somehow; vaguely; partially; somewhat; half-; semi-
• irresponsibly; half-baked

noun:

• cash - archaism
• tipsiness - abbreviation ➜ 生酔い

noun:

• Naso (genus of tropical marine surgeonfishes in the family Acanthuridae known as unicorn fishes due to a spike protruding from the forehead)

noun:

• sky
• heaven ［てん］
• svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth) ［てん］ - Buddhism term
• deva (divine being of Buddhism) ［てん］ - Buddhism term

noun / prefix noun:

• having a fetish for ...; specializing in ...; majoring in ... - abbreviation - slang ➜ 専門

noun:

• first; foremost; number one priority - archaism
• doing as one pleases; acting selfishly - archaism
• fired brick - archaism

adverb:

• or; otherwise
• furthermore; also
• perhaps; by some chance; possibly - archaism
• that being said; be that as it may - archaism
• however; but - archaism
• not to mention; needless to say - archaism
• as expected; sure enough - archaism
• really; at all - used to express emphatic denial, suspicion, or emotion - archaism

noun / ~する noun:

• carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise - four character idiom

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to go up in smoke; to burn down; to be cremated; to vanish into thin air

suffix:

• (something) shop - usu. 屋 ➜ パン屋
• somebody who sells (something) or works as (something) - usu. 屋, can be derog. ➜ 殺し屋
• somebody with a (certain) personality trait - usu. 屋 ➜ 照れ屋

noun:

• house - usu. 家
• roof

noun:

• part of a kanji for which the role is primarily to represent the meaning (as opposed to the pronunciation) ➜ 音符

noun:

• ball; sphere; globe; orb
• bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet
• ball (in sports) - esp. 球
• pile (of noodles, etc.)
• bullet - esp. 弾; also written as 弾丸
• bulb (i.e. a light bulb) - esp. 球
• lens (of glasses, etc.)
• bead (of an abacus) - esp. 玉,珠
• ball (i.e. a testicle) - esp. 玉 - slang - abbreviation ➜ 金玉【きんたま】
• gem; jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively); pearl - esp. 玉,珠; also written as 璧
• female entertainer (e.g. a geisha)
• person (when commenting on their nature); character - derogatory term
• item, funds or person used as part of a plot

noun / suffix noun:

• egg ➜ 玉子

suffix noun:

• coin - usu. だま
• precious; beautiful; excellent

noun:

• visiting soldiers at the front to provide comfort; visit to (gift for) persons hard at work as a sign of support - four character idiom

noun:

• rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil - abbreviation - Shintō term ➜ 注連縄
• cordoning off; cordoning-off sign - archaism

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to have as a side order (with drinks) ➜ 肴【さかな】
• to make fun of someone; to laugh at someone's expense - usu. Xをさかなにする - idiom ➜ 肴【さかな】

noun:

• extension of a straight line; (conclusion) following as an extension of (an argument) - four character idiom