noun:

• buddy system; the idea that divers always dive with a buddy to assist each other

noun:

• initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages
• initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor

noun:

• off timer (i.e. to automatically turn an electrical device off at a certain time) ➜ 入タイマー

noun:

• Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace ➜ 御触書

noun:

• polished gyaru; girl or young woman adhering to a toned down version of the gyaru fashion trend - colloquialism ➜ ギャル

noun / suffix noun:

• edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road) - sometimes べり as a suffix
• rim; brim; hem; margin; fringe; selvage
• fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging

noun:

• going out (e.g. of a fire); dying out
• fizzling out; falling through; coming to nothing

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart ➜ 悄気る

ichidan verb:

• to speak jokingly; to speak teasingly; to joke around; to speak nonsense - colloquialism ➜ チャラチャラ

noun:

• young person; young servant; young man come of age (at 16) - archaism

noun / ~する noun:

• setting free a bird; bird to be set free

noun / ~する noun:

• starring in one's own play, movie, etc.; directing one's own play, etc.

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to be torn off; to come off
• to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds

noun:

• tip of nose ［鼻先］
• before one's eyes; under one's nose; in front of ［鼻先］
• tip (of something)

noun:

• mirror-shaped mochi, usu. a pair stacked in order of size with a daidai on top, used as a New Year offering, then cut and eaten on January 11.

adjectival noun / noun / ~する noun:

• busyness; a lot of things to do
• frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses

noun:

• daughter of the home; unmarried woman who owns (the future rights to) a home

noun:

• length of time which food products will keep

~する noun:

• to keep a long time

noun:

• cross-selling (selling other products to a customer); cross sell

noun:

• first rank in the hierarchy of the government
• highest rank given to a shrine

noun:

• vehicle larger than a light motor vehicle, and subject to automobile registration and tax ➜ 軽自動車

noun:

• industry law; law regulating a certain industry
• work one is obligated to carry out - archaism

noun:

• Korean person (esp. North Korean); Korean people - sensitive