noun:

• moderate line; middle-of-the-road policy line

noun:

• non-return-to-zero change-on-zeros recording; NRZ-0 - IT term

expression:

• on the contrary

noun:

• fast on (terminal)

noun:

• opening line; opening line of a (Chinese) poem

noun:

• on-stage composure - four character idiom

noun:

• cash offering made on the occasion of one's visit to a shrine; money offering dedicated to the Shinto gods; fees for offering a branch of the sacred tree to the gods

noun:

• hidden-line elimination - IT term

noun:

• area of southwestern Japan north of the Median Tectonic Line ➜ 西南日本

noun:

• leased telephone line

noun:

• babies born on October 10, supposedly conceived on New Year's Day
• normal gestation time (i.e. 9 months)

noun:

• money on hand; ready money; spending money; pocket money

expression / ichidan verb:

• to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to squirt water on
• to hinder; to hamper; to stifle; to throw cold water on ➜ 水をさす

noun:

• itinerant monk being on pilgrimages to many lands - four character idiom

noun:

• line graph; line chart

expression / noun:

• traditional Koshogatsu ceremony where the newly-wed wife is hit with a sacred wooden pole on the rump to ensure her fertility - obscure term ➜ 小正月・祝い棒

noun:

• fixed-line phone

expression / noun:

• long sword with birds' heads carved on the pommel

noun:

• abandoned railway line; closed railway line; discontinued line

noun / ~の noun:

• being on the ropes; losing ground

noun:

• chocolate given to a boy on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment

noun / ~する noun:

• walking while holding on to something (such as a wall or table); cruising (i.e. children learning to walk)

noun:

• on-side

expression / ichidan verb:

• to put on track; to make go to plan ➜ 軌道に乗る
• to put into orbit; to send into orbit

noun:

• metal frame stairs or ladders found on military and commercial ships - From German "Leiter"