expression / noun:

• superior; boss; higher-up
• them (as opposed to "us")
• person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)

noun:

• group dating; gathering for young people to socialize with the opposite sex ➜ コンパ

noun:

• detailed written report; formal account (of steps taken in response to an incident, etc.)

noun:

• cash gift from local government to the elderly (often on 77th and 88th birthdays)

noun:

• device that plays a melody or flushing sound to mask excretion sounds ➜ 音姫

noun:

• woven mat tied around a plant to prevent damage from the weight of snow

noun:

• friends who sleep next to each other (without engaging in sexual activities)

noun:

• additional information used to identify an address (e.g. building name, room number)

noun:

• playing rock-paper-scissors to decide who will carry out a task ➜ じゃんけん

noun:

• popularly accepted "on" reading of a kanji (as opposed to those derived from Chinese) ➜ 慣用音

noun:

• assistant; helper
• assistant (to a professor) ［じょしゅ］

noun / ~する noun:

• (practical) application; putting to practical use

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• applied ➜ 応用物理学【おうようぶつりがく】・応用言語学【おうようげんごがく】

noun:

• room to let; room for rent

noun:

• sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
• sacrifice (to the gods) ➜ 生け贄

noun / ~する noun:

• hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling

noun / ~する noun:

• (death from) starvation; starving to death

expression / adverb:

• to one's heart's content

noun / ~する noun:

• sending the person accused to the prosecutor

noun / ~する noun:

• nenbutsu (Buddhist prayer); nianfo; prayer to Amitabha - Buddhism term

noun / ~する noun:

• being exposed to radiation; radiation exposure ➜ 被爆【ひばく】

noun / ~する noun:

• westward trip; trip to the West

noun / ~する noun:

• offering a full report to a superior

expression / conjunction:

• means; is
• because; that is to say - often as というのは...から

noun / ~の noun:

• right justification; aligning to the right

noun / ~の noun:

• left justification; aligning to the left