noun:

• reason for revision; reason for modification - IT term

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to yearn for; to pine for

noun:

• written request; request for ...; application for ...

noun:

• items for rent; items for loan - sometimes refers specifically to bedding

noun:

• preparing for death; preparedness for death - archaism ➜ 決死

~の noun / noun:

• (for) self-defense; (for) self-protection

noun:

• petition for retrial; appeal for retrial - Law term

noun:

• figure; form; shape
• figurine; model figure
• figure skating - abbreviation ➜ フィギュアスケート

noun:

• form is emptiness; matter is void; all is vanity - four character idiom - Buddhism term ➜ 空即是色

noun:

• medical questionnaire; medical interview sheet; medical history form

noun:

• small chair for children
• high-chair; tall child's chair, often with a tray for food

noun:

• retirement age
• years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion - archaism

noun:

• golden age; prime; heyday; height of prosperity
• season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time

noun / ~する noun:

• rivalry; competition; antagonism; struggle for supremacy
• rising and falling (of a bird) ［けっこう］

noun:

• not having met or contacted someone for a long time; neglect of friends

noun:

• identity fraud; forgery (e.g. of email); spoofing - IT term
• masquerade (esp. for evil purposes)

noun:

• storyboard (film, television); design for a series of movie scenes - abbreviation ➜ コンティニュイティ

noun:

• banners of thanks for the full house (in sumo tournaments, soccer matches, concerts, etc.) - four character idiom

counter:

• counter for collections or assemblies of flat objects (e.g. CDs, DVDs, etc.)

noun:

• flower circle (equiv. of gold star awarded to kids for good work at school) ➜ 二重丸

noun:

• place for ritual cleansing of hands and mouth with water when visiting shrines

noun:

• residence for low class samurai enrolled in one of the police forces (Edo period) ➜ 与力・同心

noun:

• Out-of-Africa theory (positing a recent African origin for modern humans)

noun:

• seasoning of grated daikon with soy and vinegar, usu. for fish or vegetables - Food term ➜ おろし和え【おろしあえ】

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

• to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with