noun:

• cheese ➜ 乾酪
• tee (piping); T-joint

interjection:

• cheese (expression used when taking a photograph) - usu. as はい、チーズ

expression:

• love is blind; (when in love) even pockmarks are dimples [literal] - proverb

noun:

• indehiscent fruit; fruit that doesn't open when ripe, e.g. apricot

expression:

• a person's worth is assessed only when their coffin is sealed - idiom

noun:

• appropriate time to do (something); occasion when (something) must be done

expression / ~する noun:

• leaping over multiple steps in stairs (e.g. when in a hurry) - as ２段飛ばし, ３段飛ばし, etc.

noun:

• method of patterning fabric by pounding on leaves (or flowers, etc.) placed on it, or by rubbing in dye made from these materials - obscure term
• coloring fabric by placing a paper stencil over it and brushing on the dye; fabric colored in such a manner ➜ 摺り込み染め

noun / adjectival noun:

• with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb - four character idiom

adverb / ~と adverb:

• (sound effect for) collapsing; losing strength; slumping; losing balance - onomatopoeia

noun / ~する noun:

• going crazy; losing one's temper; snapping - slang - onomatopoeia

~と adverb / adverb:

• sound of a stretched string snapping - onomatopoeia ➜ ぷつん

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)

adverb:

• sound of heavy breathing - onomatopoeia

noun / ~する noun:

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

particle / conjunction:

• if; when
• and
• with
• particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.) ➜ って

noun:

• promoted pawn - abbreviation - Shōgi term ➜ と金

particle:

• ? - at sentence end; indicates question - Kyūshū dialect

noun:

• payment; bill; account
• sweeping; clearing away
• sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to place a weight upon (e.g. when making pickles); to press (down) ➜ 重し

noun:

• time of year when television and radio replace programs (usu. spring and fall)

expression:

• hallo!; excuse me!; announcing one's presence when calling at someone's house - abbreviation - archaism ➜ 物申す

expression:

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

interjection:

• eh?; what?; oh?
• yes; that's correct ➜ はい

particle:

• strengthens a question, assertion, etc. - at sentence end - archaism ➜ かえ・ぞえ・わえ
• used when calling out to someone - after a noun, etc. - archaism

noun:

• sliding door (esp. when removed from its frame and used for carrying things or people)
• large flounder - abbreviation ➜ 戸板平目

noun:

• water-filled bamboo tube which clacks against a stone when emptied; device for scaring birds from gardens ➜ 添水

noun:

• carton (e.g. of cigarettes)
• tray (in which money is placed when paying); dish
• pasteboard ［カルトン］ - From French "carton"

noun:

• Newton's rings (interference pattern seen when a convex lens is placed on another surface)

noun:

• posed look (chic, sexy, sultry, etc.); facial expression and orientation presented when being photographed - colloquialism

noun:

• Japanese subsidy plan allowing refundable points when purchasing energy-efficient electronical appliances, etc. - From English "eco-point"