noun / ~の noun:

• oldest member of a group; longest-serving member

noun / ~の noun:

• artisan's temperament; character of a complete artisan ➜ 職人気質【しょくにんかたぎ】

noun:

• front lens element (of a camera lens assembly) - slang

noun:

• gravitational sphere (of a celestial body); gravitational field - Astronomy term ➜ 引力圏

noun:

• personal security; personal protection; provision of a bodyguard

~と adverb / ~たる adjective:

• rocking from side to side (of a boat)

noun:

• document; writing; letter; paperwork; note; records; archives
• document addressed to someone in particular (jargon used in paleography) ［もんじょ］

noun:

• special leather belt used in ceremonial court dress, covered in black lacquer and decorated with stones and jewels - obscure term

noun:

• special leather belt used in ceremonial court dress, covered in black lacquer and decorated with stones and jewels - obscure term ➜ 石帯

noun:

• special leather belt used in ceremonial court dress, covered in black lacquer and decorated with stones and jewels ➜ 石帯

noun:

• same room

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• sharing a room; occupying the same room

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to conclude a dance; to dance the last dance

noun / ~する noun:

• opening a port (seaport, airport, etc.); starting operations at a port
• opening a port to foreign vessels or trade

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to row (a boat) up to (a pier)
• to attain; to reach (a certain stage); to manage to do

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to torment
• to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome

particle:

• you said; he said; she said; they said - casual quoting particle ➜ と
• if ... then - indicates supposition
• do you seriously think that - as かって; indicates a satirical or rhetorical question
• I already told you; you should know by now that; of course - indicates certainty, insistence, emphasis, etc.
• the said ... - abbr. of という
• says that ... - abbr. of と言っている
• I hear that ... - abbr. of と聞いている
• as for the term ... - abbr. of とは, というのは
• as for ... - equiv. of は topic marker

expression / ichidan verb:

• to hit the mark; to hit the nail on the head

expression:

• a broken relationship can never be repaired; a divorced couple are never reconciled; a broken mirror will never shine again [literal] - proverb

noun:

• Smilax glabra (species of sarsaparilla, used esp. to refer to its dried rhizome, used in Chinese medicine) - obscure term ➜ 山帰来

noun:

• kayōkyoku; form of Japanese popular music that developed during the Showa era
• (Western) pop song - early Showa era term

noun:

• handwriting; autograph; authorization; authorisation ➜ お墨付き
• certificate; certified document; paper with signature of the shogun or lord

noun / ~の noun:

• goods piled beneath; lower layer
• lowest social strata; bottom (of the ladder); low rank; obscurity

expression / noun:

• fiery chariot (which carries the souls of sinners into hell) - Buddhism term ➜ 火車
• desperate financial situation; dire straits - idiom

~の noun / adjectival noun / ~する noun / noun:

• superficial; shallow

~の noun / adjectival noun / noun:

• frivolous; careless; thoughtless

noun / ~する noun:

• sliding along the surface of something; being slippery

noun:

• round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw - four character idiom