noun:

• Jim Crow; discrim. term for a black person - sensitive
• segregation of blacks; discrimination against blacks

adverb:

• in general; on the whole; for the most part; by and large; almost all

noun / ~する noun:

• going from door to door greeting relatives and friends
• complimentary visit for the New Year

noun / ~する noun:

• closing up shop (for the day)
• stopping business; going out of business

noun:

• bumpy tiles set in public areas to mark the path for the blind

noun / ~する noun:

• separating words in Japanese with spaces (e.g. in kana-only books for children) - Linguistics term

noun:

• baby talk (e.g. "choo-choo" for train); words and speech patterns used by infants

noun:

• chance of going out; opportunity (to succeed)
• musical accompaniment for an actor going on stage

noun:

• bemoaning the frustration of reaching truth (for surplus of academic paths); being at a loss

~の noun / noun:

• attractive to men; in a style (appearance, look, etc.) that men fall for

noun:

• amorous woman

noun:

• non-smokers' rights; right for nonsmokers to not be exposed to smoking in public space

noun:

• partner (esp. in manzai); companion ［相方］ ➜ 漫才
• partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)

noun:

• services performed in perpetuity by a Buddhist temple for the repose of a departed soul - four character idiom

noun / prefix noun:

• chicken bones (e.g. for soup); chicken carcass ➜ 鶏がら

noun:

• poor-quality coke (coal)

suffix:

• left-overs; remnants

noun:

• aged paste; microbially fermented weak adhesive for restoration of Japanese works of art on paper

noun / ~する noun:

• treat; banquet; feast; entertainment; goodies - colloquialism - abbreviation ➜ ごちそう

interjection:

• thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal - colloquialism - abbreviation ➜ ごちそうさま

noun:

• aiming for a lucky break (e.g. in horse racing, betting on an unlikely horse)

noun:

• Japanese-Spanish (gen. for translations and dictionaries); Japan-Spain (e.g. intercountry trade and relations)

noun:

• man only used to receive meals from; man who always pays for food - slang ➜ ミツグ君

noun:

• Lord (title of respect for nobility, etc.) - archaism - honorific language
• Sukune (third highest of the eight hereditary titles) ➜ 八色の姓

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to learn a lesson (usu. from an unpleasant experience); to be good for someone

noun:

• hairstyle for men and women from early Edo era to the Genroku era

noun:

• hakama for women (esp. hakama worn by female students and teachers in the Meiji period) - archaism

noun:

• stuffing; padding; filler
• stuffing (e.g. for roast meat)
• order problems with an intermediary seller

adverb:

• for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)