noun:

• lick
• tasting medicine to see if it contains poison; medicine-taster - archaism

noun:

• backside part of the shamisen's neck where it meets the body

noun:

• child who has survived the suicide of a parent; child of a person who committed suicide

noun / suffix noun:

• bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha - Buddhism term
• High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court)
• title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory ➜ 本地垂迹説

adjectival noun / adverb / noun:

• the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain

adverb:

• incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion

noun:

• clear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it

expression / noun:

• none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it! - お世話 is ironic

expression:

• (it) goes without saying; needn't be said
• should rather be left unsaid

expression:

• it is difficult to say which of the two is better

expression:

• you don't appreciate the value of good health until you lose it - proverb - obscure term

noun:

• incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion ➜ 序でに

expression:

• knowing what is right and not doing it is a want of courage - proverb

noun:

• what was said; what it means; origin of a story (or tradition, etc.) - usu. as 〜のいい

expression / noun:

• only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be

expression:

• before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to

expression / adjective:

• useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point ➜ 意味がある【いみがある】

noun:

• deferment (e.g. of savings); leaving (a thing) as it stands

~の noun:

• unredeemed; unredeemable; irredeemable; deferred; stationary

particle:

• indicates emphasis, agreement, request for confirmation, etc.; is it so - at sentence end

interjection:

• hey; come on; listen

auxiliary adjective:

• not - verb-negating suffix; may indicate question or invitation with rising intonation - colloquialism ➜ ない

adverb:

• sound of heavy breathing - onomatopoeia

noun / ~する noun:

• blowing on something (e.g. to cool it down)

noun:

• deceptive advertising; misleading advertisement (presenting one's product as being better or cheaper than it really is)

noun:

• contradictio in adjecto; contradiction between an adjective and the noun it modifies (wooden iron, hot ice, etc.)

adverb / conjunction:

• that is; namely; i.e.

noun:

• shop that handles Western-style apparel and accessories

noun:

• extortionist that threatens to disrupt stock-holder meetings