noun:

• Japanese white pine (Pinus parviflora)
• small pine (esp. one pulled from the ground during "ne-no-hi-no-asobi") ➜ 子の日の松

noun:

• keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life
• keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills

noun:

• combined liquor store and bar; combined off-license and pub (licence)
• drinking alcohol while standing in the shop

noun:

• set an example worth following; take the initiative in doing something thereby setting an example for others to follow - four character idiom

noun:

• having one's workplace at home; living and working at the same location (independent farmers, home workers, storekeepers, etc.) - four character idiom

expression / adjective:

• having a strong alkaline taste; harsh to the taste ➜ あくの強い
• excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic ➜ あくの強い【あくのつよい】

noun:

• place where hair is gathered together atop the head; hair tied (or pinned) together in this position - archaism

noun:

• aiming for laughs; trying to make people laugh; playing to the crowd; crowd-pleaser ➜ ウケを狙う

noun:

• paulownia crest (three leaves with seven blossoms on the center lead and five blossoms on each side leaf)

noun / ~の noun:

• killing one's catch on the spot (e.g. a bird)
• killing a fish immediately to preserve its freshness

adverb:

• too; also; likewise; either - abbreviation ➜ やっぱり
• still; as before - abbreviation
• even so; either way; nonetheless; in any event; all the same - abbreviation
• as expected - abbreviation

noun:

• oiled multi-layered paper sheet used to sit or sleep on (during the summer); oiled-paper cushion; wax-cloth

noun:

• ceiling rosette; electrical outlet attached to the ceiling for suspending electrical light fixtures ➜ 引っ掛け

noun:

• labor system in which able-bodied men were required to work for periods in the capital (ritsuryo system)

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps

expression:

• day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by ➜ 日を追って

adverb:

• now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now

noun / ~する noun:

• implication (in a crime); involvement
• sitting in a row (in the same seat) - archaism

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to be unequal to the burden (job); to be too heavy a load for

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to drag around; to pull about; to lead around (by the nose)

noun:

• the six realms (Deva realm, Asura realm, Human realm, Animal realm, Hungry Ghost realm, Naraka realm) - Buddhism term

noun:

• modern koto (in contrast to the gagaku koto or gakuso); modern koto music ➜ 楽箏

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to fall in love (for the first time); to know love
• to be compassionate