noun:

• line between victory and defeat

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on

noun:

• blank line

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to gain on (someone); to run (someone) close

noun:

• Buddhist service held on the day of Buddha's death (orig. 15th of the 2nd month, now 15th of the 3rd month)

noun:

• turn-on stabilizing time - IT term

noun:

• light shower on a night in late autumn and early winter - four character idiom

expression:

• the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence; other people's flowers are redder [literal] - proverb

noun:

• Northern Limit Line; North Limit Line; NLL; demarcation line in the Yellow Sea between North Korea and South Korea

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to insist on; to persist in; to be obstinate

expression:

• the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains

noun:

• off and on manner; intermittent style; dragging on and on - often 五月雨式に - four character idiom ➜ 五月雨【さみだれ】

noun:

• in the middle of a line

noun:

• oiled multi-layered paper sheet used to sit or sleep on (during the summer); oiled-paper cushion; wax-cloth

noun / ~する noun:

• looking on with folded arms (with one's hands in one's sleeves); remaining a passive onlooker - four character idiom

noun:

• words you can't say on TV or radio; taboo words banned from broadcasts ➜ 放送禁止用語

adverb:

• on the way; someday

noun:

• line trace - IT term

noun:

• third-base line - Baseball term

noun:

• word processor function for handling line breaking rules in Japanese - IT term

noun:

• fall line

noun / ~する noun:

• putting on; fixing

noun:

• ship of the line

noun / ~する noun:

• being on stage when the curtain opens

noun:

• wooden floor; wooden-floored room
• thinly-sliced food grilled on a cedar board ➜ 板焼き

noun:

• mixed kun-on kanji reading ➜ 重箱読み