adverb:

• after all; in the end; finally

adjectival noun / ~の noun / noun:

• excellent; superb; handy; appropriate; ideal
• robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy ［くっきょう］ ➜ 屈強

noun:

• surface rights (i.e. the right to build a house, etc. on land owned by another); superficies

noun:

• whitewashing; glossing over; lip service
• deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches - original meaning

noun / ~する noun:

• rising and going to bed; daily life

adverb:

• all the time; constantly; whether awake or asleep

noun:

• the hard way; striving for enlightenment through one's own efforts (as opposed to reliance on Amitabha) - Buddhism term ➜ 易行道

noun:

• red sea bream (i.e. the tai, Pagrus major) - colloquialism
• fish given to a tournament winner as congratulations - Sumo, Food term

expression / adverb:

• after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably

noun:

• hut; shanty; hovel; shack ➜ 小屋
• house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones

expression / adjective:

• inseparable (esp. bond, relationship); inextricable; joined at the hip; integral; essential; cannot be broken (cut, separated); indissoluble

noun:

• contradictio in adjecto; contradiction between an adjective and the noun it modifies (wooden iron, hot ice, etc.)

noun:

• going along with a joke, etc. at the beginning then pointing out its ridiculousness ➜ 突っ込み

noun:

• sautoir; long necklace (longer than opera-length), often with an ornament (tassel or pendant) at the end

noun:

• downstage left pillar (on a noh stage), by which the supporting actor introduces himself ➜ 脇【わき】
• doorjamb; jambe; jamb

noun:

• standing panel used in Kansai-area rakugo to hide the performer's legs from view; knee-hider [literal]

noun:

• tempura made with egg yolk in the batter (hence golden colored) ➜ 天麩羅
• gold plate - slang

noun:

• product past its prime; TV show, video game, etc. that has jumped the shark - abbr. of 終わったコンテンツ - abbreviation - slang

noun:

• last death anniversary for which there is a memorial service held (usu. the 32nd or 49th) - Buddhism term ➜ 弔い上げ

noun:

• ABCD line; embargoes against Japan by America, Britain, China, and the Dutch starting in 1940

noun / ~する noun:

• reconciliation (accounting); verifying transactions against vouchers, etc.

noun:

• float being pulled underwater when a fish takes the bait

noun:

• young woman who uses the first person pronoun "ore" - manga slang ➜ 俺【おれ】

noun:

• long mai (feng shui); longmai; the air or energy flowing down from an undulating mountain range ➜ 龍穴

noun:

• lesser councilor of state; lesser councillor of state; minor councilor; minor councillor

noun:

• world of go; world of shogi; go circles; shogi circles

noun / ~の noun:

• his style; her style; his way (of); her way (of)

noun:

• tie up; bind; fastening; tightening
• sum; total amount; total
• judo choking (strangling) techniques - Martial Arts term
• last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping - Food term
• completion; conclusion; rounding off ➜ 締めくくり【しめくくり】

counter:

• counter for bundles; counter for faggots; counter for bundles of 2000 sheets of paper

noun:

• end mark; closure mark - esp. 〆