expression / godan ~う verb:

• to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for

noun:

• firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys) - From Dutch "ransel"

noun:

• tank for holding excreta (often used for fertilizer) (fertiliser); night soil vat or reservoir; cesspool

noun:

• Abenomics; economic and monetary policies of Shinzo Abe, 90th and 96th prime minister of Japan, during his second term

expression / ichidan verb:

• (for the taste of something) to become apparent
• (for someone's character) to come out

noun:

• gambling mat (for dice games)
• altar mat for laying out offerings during the Bon festival

noun / ~の noun:

• China and North Korea; Chinese-North Korean

noun:

• imperial court
• Imperial Court (of Japan)
• middle ages

noun:

• bamboo stick used to strike meditators into greater wakefulness (in Zen Buddhism) - Buddhism term
• striking someone's wrist with one's index and middle finger - esp. しっぺ - usually written using kana alone

noun:

• rod; pole
• neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen - esp. 棹
• beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance)
• single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese)
• penis - slang

counter:

• counter for flags (on poles); counter for long, thin Japanese sweets (e.g. youkan)

noun:

• Scan Talk (brand name for a barcode system for recording and playing back brief sequences of sound)

noun:

• clothing to absorb dampness after bathing; yukata
• twice-boiled rice (for sick persons) - abbreviation ➜ 湯取り飯【ゆとりめし】
• scoop for removing bilge water; bailer - archaism

noun:

• young man who becomes famous overnight - From English "Cinderella boy" ➜ シンデレラガール

noun:

• couple with older man and younger woman; May-December romance

noun:

• remaining works; results of a man's labor (labour)

noun:

• wife (esp. of a prominent, recently married man)

noun:

• man who is popular with women

noun:

• man with an unattractive, unusually shaped face - derogatory term

noun:

• Metropolitan Area Network; MAN - IT term

expression:

• no man can resist the lure of a woman - proverb

noun:

• old man's beard (any lichen of genus Usnea)

noun:

• no-good man; (male) loser - colloquialism

noun:

• return slot (for coins in a vending machine); drop-off point (for dirty dishes at a restaurant)

noun:

• middle guard; halfback (e.g. football); center forward (e.g. volleyball); centre forward

noun / ~する noun:

• working exclusively for; working full-time (for)

noun:

• shares available for subscription; share for subscription