noun:

• janitor; caretaker; custodian; (slighting reference to a) handyman - obsolete term ➜ 用務員

expression:

• so slight as to be all but non-existent

noun:

• financial contributions to the UN made by member-nations

adverb:

• determining an attitude or response according to the opponent - four character idiom

noun:

• a paddy moist all year due to improper irrigation

expression:

• in a quarrel, both parties are to blame

noun:

• portable dais used to create a removable tokonoma ➜ 床の間

noun:

• going along voluntarily to be questioned by law officers - four character idiom

noun:

• men ➜ 女衆
• manservant ➜ 女衆
• male attendants to an actor

noun / ~する noun:

• pretending not to know; feigning ignorance

noun:

• money to cover the cost of preparations or arrangements

noun:

• ornate initial; capital letters; flowers planted to form characters

noun:

• minimum number of votes required to elect a candidate

noun:

• sacrifice (to the gods)
• victim; scapegoat

noun:

• hacking to pieces

noun:

• reaching first base safely due to opponent's error

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to be hot on a person's heels

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to soar (esp. of spirits and gods)

expression:

• witty and knowing; not to be underestimated; smooth operator

expression / ichidan verb:

• to install (a person) in (someone's) place

expression / ichidan verb:

• to give (a guest) the seat of honor (honour)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to make an attempt on a person's life

expression / ichidan verb:

• to have a name entered in the family register ➜ 籍に入れる【せきにいれる】

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to have one's name entered (in a list)