noun:

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

expression:

• when one was a very young child; very early in one's life

~と adverb / adverb:

• wet and glistening; slimy; slippery

~する noun:

• to have a sheen; to be slimy

noun:

• the path that one should follow as a human being; the path of benevolence

noun:

• proper map; map such that the inverse image of a compact set is compact - Mathematics term

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to turn the rudder of a ship; to change direction (of policy, etc.)

noun:

• tiger-striped pants - abbreviation ➜ 虎柄パンツ
• cakes or bread with a tiger pattern or face

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.

noun / ~する noun:

• closing of the fireplace in a Zen temple (first day of the 2nd month) ➜ 開炉

noun / ~する noun:

• lengthening a vowel (e.g. as in Kansai dialect) - Linguistics term ➜ 短呼

noun:

• long sound (esp. long vowel) - Linguistics term

noun:

• hourglass economy; economy having large upper and lower classes and a small middle class

expression / ichidan verb:

• to make off; to abscond; to get away; to pull a vanishing act

noun:

• location where a magical being resides
• cursed place where disaster after disaster occurs

noun:

• strategy guide (book, e.g. for a video game); playing guide; book of hints

noun:

• professional; person good at a particular job; person who does their job without mistakes

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:

• pope's nose; parson's nose; meat from around the coccyx of a chicken

expression:

• figuratively speaking; metaphorically speaking; so to speak; to use a figure of speech

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to gain traction; to develop momentum; to get a boost; to pick up steam

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to smooth with the hand; to stroke; to comb (down)
• to pluck a stringed instrument

noun:

• one chance; only opportunity - abbreviation ➜ ワンチャンス
• maybe; perhaps; there is a chance that - slang
• one-night stand - slang

noun:

• warbler being in a valley - obscure term ➜ 鶯遷【おうせん】
• valley in which warblers live - obscure term
• remaining obscure and unsuccessful - obscure term ➜ 鶯遷【おうせん】

noun:

• winning hand composed of two sets of two identical chows plus a pair - Mahjong term ➜ 一盃口【イーペーコー】

noun:

• apartment with one bedroom and a combined living room, dining room and kitchen ➜ ＬＤＫ【エルディーケー】