noun:

• hill; height; knoll; rising ground ［丘・岡・壟］
• bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game ［丘・陸符］ - usually written using kana alone - Mahjong term

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• resuscitation; regeneration; restoration to life
• reformation; rehabilitation
• playback; regeneration (sound, etc.); view (of a video clip)
• reclamation; recovery
• rebirth; reincarnation

noun:

• simplified receipt with a blank line to be filled out with the customer's name (used specifically for claiming expenses)

auxiliary verb:

• (those) who are; (that) which is; often used in relation to qualifications and requirements for a position; in the capacity of - after a noun, usu. as 〜たる者, etc. ➜ たり・たるや

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• relief; reassurance

noun / ~する noun:

• recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.) ➜ 本領安堵
• living safely surrounded by walls - orig. meaning - archaism

noun:

• simplified receipt with a blank line to be filled out with the customer's name (used specifically for claiming expenses)

expression / noun:

• tempting thing; (too much of a) temptation; something that shouldn't be seen; the last thing one needs to see

noun / ~する noun:

• make a choice among many; select the good (desirable, necessary, relevant) and discard the rest; decision to adopt or reject - four character idiom

expression:

• (of a choice) one being as excellent as the other; both so beautiful it is hard to choose between - idiom

noun:

• magnet school (public school offering special instruction in order to attract a more diverse student body)

expression:

• matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation) - colloquialism ➜ こちらの話
• our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)

noun:

• kami celebrated at the beginning of New Year (usu. to pray for a good harvest) ➜ 神【かみ】
• goddess of (lucky) directions ➜ 歳徳神

noun:

• person who estimates the variety and quantity of wood necessary to build a house from looking at the plans

noun:

• claw crane; arcade game in which a crane is used to pick up stuffed toys, etc. - From English "crane game"

~する noun:

• to contact; to get in touch - honorific language ➜ 連絡

noun:

• contacting; getting in touch; communication; (your) call; (your) message ➜ 連絡

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to blend (e.g. truth and lies); to mix together (e.g. kanji and kana)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to have luck turn one's way; to have one's fortune change for the better

noun:

• certificate of legal capacity to contract marriage; certification of one's legal capacity to be married

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be faced with the choice between two alternatives; to be presented with two difficult choices

expression:

• to live long is to outlive much; the longer you live, the more shame you suffer - proverb

noun:

• system of guilt by association (especially that of Japanese election law, which stipulates that an elected official may lose his position if someone in his campaign commits a crime)

noun / ~する noun:

• being brought to a standstill; being stranded; getting stuck; stalling; deadlock
• being stumped; being in a dilemma; stopping in one's tracks; standing speechless
• dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet

noun:

• compared to previous period; quarter-to-quarter basis; from the previous quarter

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins

interjection:

• you'll pay for that!; what goes around, comes around

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to depend on one's parents' (financial) support; to nibble at one's parents' shins [literal] - idiom