noun:

• group of mountain nomads (in Japan); group of mountain people; the Sanka

noun:

• this duty; this task; this job

pronoun:

• I (as the person in charge of this task)

noun / ~の noun:

• one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face - four character idiom

noun / ~の noun:

• (a woman of) unparalleled beauty; (a woman's beauty being) matchless throughout the land - four character idiom

noun:

• the happiness (good fortune) of being an actor; feeling blessed for being an actor - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• base isolation; seismic base isolation; base isolating; vibration damping at the base of a building

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to steer a ship
• to manage; to take command; to take the helm

expression / godan ~ぐ verb:

• to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up - idiom

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to bail out the ocean with a teaspoon; to scoop water with a basket [literal] - idiom

noun:

• my mixi; refers to the 'friend list' on mixi (or people on that list) - abbreviation ➜ マイミクシィ

noun:

• my mixi; refers to the 'friend list' on mixi (or people on that list) ➜ マイミク

noun:

• fan lobster (Ibacus spp., esp. the Japanese fan lobster, Ibacus ciliatus); sand crayfish

noun:

• pulling out by the roots; pulling up roots and all

~の noun:

• native born; true born ➜ 生え抜き

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to come of age (for a girl) - obscure term ➜ 肩揚げ
• to lengthen the sleeves of a kimono - obscure term

noun:

• Mikawa manzai; style of manzai originating in the Mikawa region in Aichi prefecture ➜ 万歳【まんざい】

~の noun / noun:

• related to the teachings of Buddha; able to be saved by Buddha - Buddhism term Antonym: 無縁【むえん】
• related; relevant Antonym: 無縁【むえん】

noun:

• transverse temporal gyri; ridges on the cerebral cortex; Heschl's gyri; Heschl's convolutions ➜ 脳回

noun:

• rock partially submerged in water; rock partially emerging from the water
• pumice stone

noun:

• China and foreign countries (from the perspective of China); civilized land and uncivilized land

noun / ~する noun:

• return of the Emperor (from a visit)
• return of a shintai to its shrine - Shintō term ➜ 神体

noun:

• half-face makeup; makeup on half the face ➜ メーク

godan ~る verb:

• to draw a tile from the wall - Mahjong term ➜ 自摸
• to win on a self-drawn tile - Mahjong term ➜ 自摸

noun:

• standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; formula
• joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move

adjectival noun / ~の noun:

• somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size ➜ 小振り

noun / ~する noun:

• large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to weigh one thing against the other; to act in consideration of; to compare and take into consideration