noun:

• draining blood from a live fish (from above the gills and at the base of the tail) to keep it fresh ［いけじめ］
• fasting fish for several days to preserve flavour and quality (and reduce mortality during transport) - esp. いけしめ
• killing fish in a fishtank (immediately before cooking); fish killed in a fishtank - esp. いけしめ

noun:

• rope weapon with a sickle on one end and a ring on the other

noun:

• tatami mat with a wooden plank for a core (used in tokonoma, etc.)
• wooden floor ➜ 板敷

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to differ a little (esp. of two or several versions)

expression / noun:

• a half

noun:

• use of a verb or adjective conjugation (esp. ren'yōkei) as a noun ➜ 連用形

noun:

• Buddha figure carved on a rock face

noun:

• type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets ➜ お目覚

noun:

• lower part of a shoji (paper sliding-door)

expression:

• suffix used to negate a verb in the past tense - polite language ➜ ません

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to put on a patronizing air ➜ 風を吹かす

expression / adverb / prefix:

• a lot; to a very great extent; absolutely - slang - abbreviation ➜ 半端ない

noun:

• hairdressing of a wrestler's top-knot - Sumo term

expression / ichidan verb:

• to attach a letter; to include a letter

noun:

• liver taken from a living animal

noun:

• outer pot of a rice cooker ➜ 内釜【うちがま】
• outdoor bathwater heater ➜ 内釜【うちがま】

noun / ~する noun:

• holding a castle (during a siege); holing up
• confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors

noun:

• one run of a television series - From English "one cours" ➜ クール

noun:

• head of a state

noun:

• pile of poo shaped like a soft-serve ice cream

noun:

• name post outside a shrine (usu. a stone pillar)

noun / ~する noun:

• dismissing a government official ➜ 免官

noun:

• end of a line (of writing); line break

noun:

• character traits of the people of a prefecture

noun:

• declaring a concealed kong; forming a concealed four-of-a-kind - Mahjong term - From Chinese ➜ 槓