noun:

• sastrugi; parallel wave-like ridges formed on a snow surface by the wind

expression:

• nature itself is a good mother; even without parents, children grow up [literal] - proverb

noun:

• nutmeg (soccer); hitting a ball through the legs (e.g. in tennis) - slang - Sports term

~の noun:

• poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic - oft. a humble ref. to a gift

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up (with chopsticks, tweezers, etc.)
• to pick up and eat; to snack on
• to pick out (the main point); to summarize; to sum up
• to bewitch; to possess; to fascinate - usu. as つままれる

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to spit in the wind; to piss in the wind; to get caught in your own trap; to reap what you sow; to turn to the sky and spit [literal] - idiom ➜ 天に唾する【てんにつばする】

expression / ~する verb (spec.):

• to spit in the wind; to piss in the wind; to get caught in your own trap; to reap what you sow; to turn to the sky and spit [literal] - idiom

noun:

• ceremony on the fifth day of the 10th lunar month in which the emperor would watch prize archery (Heian and Kamakura periods)
• first firing of the bow (after the New Year or the reconstruction of the archery range (in military families))

noun:

• rest; recess; respite
• vacation; holiday; absence; suspension
• dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)

noun / ~する noun:

• regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on

noun:

• fishing; angling
• change (e.g. for a purchase) - usually written using kana alone - abbreviation ➜ 釣り銭

noun / ~する noun:

• trolling; writing false posts online - slang

noun / ~する noun:

• conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over

adjectival noun / noun:

• trouble; burden; nuisance; bother; worry
• care; dependence; support; kindness; obligation; staying (with a person)

noun:

• yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe) ➜ 湯帷子

noun / ~する noun:

• offer; tender; providing; supplying; making available; donating (blood, organs, etc.)
• sponsoring (a TV program)

noun:

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

noun / suffix noun / prefix:

• super-; ultra-; hyper-; very; really

noun / suffix noun:

• over (after a number or counter); more than

noun / ~する noun:

• announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing; exhibiting; unveiling; revealing; showcasing; performing; giving a rendition

noun / ~の noun:

• place near the mountains ➜ 海手

noun:

• hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama) ➜ 山の手

noun:

• mark; guide; landmark
• purpose; aim; goal; intention; end
• sight (on a firearm) ➜ 照準器

adverb / ~と adverb:

• gulping down (a drink); guzzling; chugging - onomatopoeia

adjectival noun:

• sloshing around (of liquid in one's stomach) - onomatopoeia

noun:

• three flat objects (e.g. tickets, pieces of cloth, etc.)
• filleting (a fish)

noun:

• case (of a machine, computer, etc.); casing; housing; enclosure; cabinet; chassis; frame

noun:

• turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller

noun:

• batting
• butting
• intruding on someone else's turf
• having a time or schedule conflict