noun:

• sea sand (sand collected from the ocean floor, as opposed to that which is used as an ingredient in concrete)

noun / ~する noun:

• preaching down; breaking down somebody's false beliefs through confrontation (in order to convert them to the right faith) - Buddhism term

noun:

• people from overseas, especially from China and Korea, who settled in early Japan and introduced Continental culture to the Japanese

noun:

• material before the opening credits in a film, anime, etc. - From English "avant title"

noun:

• song sung by children during the New Year's bird-driving procession (later adopted by door-to-door musicians) ➜ 鳥追い【とりおい】・門付歌

noun:

• plastic toy (e.g. fish) suspended in a sealed glass tube filled with fluid; toy for use in the bath - obscure term

adverb:

• too; also; likewise; either
• still; as before
• even so; either way; nonetheless; in any event; all the same
• as expected

noun / ~する noun:

• being on stage when the curtain opens

noun:

• wooden floor; wooden-floored room
• thinly-sliced food grilled on a cedar board ➜ 板焼き

noun:

• city pop; Japanese music genre popular in the 1980's

noun:

• being once divorced; one-time divorcee; one x mark, i.e. one name struck from the koseki [literal] - humorous term ➜ 戸籍

noun / ~の noun:

• next seat; the seat next to

noun:

• at the present time; at present

noun:

• future outlook; outlook for the future

noun:

• suitable person; fit person; the fit

noun:

• road through the middle; middle road

noun / ~する noun:

• sun drying; drying in the sun

noun:

• overcoat - abbreviation ➜ オーバーコート

noun / ~する noun / noun or verb acting prenominally:

• exceeding; going over; going beyond

adjectival noun / noun:

• exaggerated; over the top; overdrawn; overreaction

noun:

• over par - abbreviation - Sports term ➜ オーバーパー
• overexposure Antonym: アンダー

noun:

• horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad

conjunction:

• in line with this; therefore; consequently; so; such being the case; in that regard; in this connection

godan ~す verb / intransitive verb:

• to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge - Sumo term
• to punch hard; to hit hard

~と adverb / adverb:

• crying; tears dripping; water dripping; grain-like object falling - onomatopoeia
• falling off; falling down - onomatopoeia
• inadvertently coming to the surface - onomatopoeia

expression / ichidan verb:

• to go wherever one has to go (to get a matter settled, e.g. the court)

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot - idiom ➜ 痛い所

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly

noun:

• only this; this much

noun / ~の noun:

• this small amount (degree, extent)

noun:

• (not) in the slightest; (not) at all - as こればかりも with neg. verb