noun:

• only
• prostitute attached to the exclusive service of a single member of the Occupation Forces (WW2) ［オンリー］

noun:

• resistance - From French
• popular resistance against a military invasion (especially of that by the French against the Nazis in World War II)

interjection:

• play ball!

noun:

• starting a match (of baseball, tennis, etc.)

noun:

• sanitary
• utility area in a kitchen, etc. where there are laundry facilities

noun:

• bromide
• publicity photograph of a movie star, entertainer, etc.

adjectival noun / ~の noun / noun:

• fastidiousness; enthusiasm for one thing; meticulousness; monomania; obsession
• susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders

noun:

• long-handled Chinese spear; lance; pike
• weapon; arms ［ほこ］
• grip of a bow ［ほこ］
• parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears - abbreviation ➜ 矛山車

noun / ~の noun:

• one's own handwriting; autograph
• as written with a brush

noun / ~の noun:

• pension (esp. public servant's)

noun:

• a lord giving a land holding to a vassal - archaism ➜ 恩地

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to mourn for; to condole with (family, etc.)
• to hold a memorial service (for)

noun:

• firing line; position where one is subject to questioning, criticism, etc. ➜ 矢面に立つ
• direction of a flying arrow (fired by the enemy) - orig. meaning

noun:

• one's specialty; one's forte
• specialty of a kabuki school

noun:

• forced march
• "doing something on a very strict schedule" [figurative]

noun:

• appetizer or snack served with drinks
• performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party

noun / ~する noun:

• overseas travel (to Western countries); going abroad (to study or travel)

noun:

• store operated by a foreigner (in pre-communist China)

noun:

• scriptures; sacred book; holy book; holy writings
• writings of a sage; sage's memoir

noun:

• children's game in which the aim is to occupy the other's home base
• taking a place; securing a position

noun:

• young imperial prince
• child of the imperial family
• shrine dedicated to a child of the god of the main shrine ➜ 本宮
• newly built shrine (to which a divided tutelary deity has just been transferred) ➜ 勧請

noun:

• well curb; well kerb
• family crest design based on a square wooden well curb

noun:

• deliberation; (thoughtful) consideration

~する noun:

• to consider a matter carefully

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to hang (hold) back; to hold off; to refrain; to reduce or cut back on
• to jot down a note

noun / ~の noun:

• telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; communion of mind with mind - four character idiom

noun:

• non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism - four character idiom - Buddhism term

noun:

• fire; trace of fire; heat of fire
• force of a fire ［かき・かっき］

noun:

• pulpwood; raw timber; unprocessed timber; logs
• original (or ancestor) of a tree cultivar

noun:

• advance guard; vanguard
• athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)