noun / ~する noun:

• buying up plots of land by force to resell at a large profit; land sharking
• raising the ground level (with fill)

expression:

• even the patience of a saint eventually runs out; (if you touch) the Buddha's face three times (he will get annoyed) [literal] - proverb

noun:

• rakugan; dry confection of starch (e.g. rice, soy or barley flour) and sugar, mixed and pressed into a pattern - Food term
• geese alighting

noun:

• tactics of fighting a technologically advanced adversary with primitive weapons; sole reliance on simple determination (naive spiritualism) in fighting an overwhelming foe - four character idiom

noun:

• Four Pillar astrology; originally Chinese method of fortune-telling based on the time, date, month and year of a person's birth - four character idiom

noun:

• dish of fish (meat, etc.), tofu, vegetables boiled together and served with ponzu dipping sauce; pot used to cook such a dish

noun:

• tea ceremony stand with an enclosed shelf (invented by Takeno Jouou)
• small cupboard or closed shelf on the side of a tokonoma ➜ 袋戸棚

expression:

• actio libera in causa; manufacturing the conditions of one's own defence (e.g. getting drunk in order to commit a crime)

noun:

• facing one's opponent head-on and winning via overwhelmingly superior strength or skill; match in which a yokozuna overpowers his opponent - Sumo term

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to dig down; to delve into; to get to the bottom of (a matter); to investigate further

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff

expression / ichidan verb:

• to make a pass at; to hit on; to call out to (in an attempt to seduce) - colloquialism - idiom

noun:

• mood; ambience; ambiance; aura; feel
• a certain air; presence; special aura; something (about someone)
• air; atmosphere

noun:

• kana written after a kanji to complete the full (usually kun) reading of the word; declensional kana ending

noun:

• terminal; computer terminal - abbreviation - IT term ➜ 端末装置
• information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.) - abbreviation ➜ 携帯端末【けいたいたんまつ】・通信端末【つうしんたんまつ】・情報端末【じょうほうたんまつ】
• end (e.g. of a roll of film)

noun:

• only
• prostitute attached to the exclusive service of a single member of the Occupation Forces (WW2) ［オンリー］

interjection:

• play ball!

noun:

• starting a match (of baseball, tennis, etc.)

noun:

• main street (esp. in a capital); main thoroughfare ➜ 小路【こうじ】
• most important of the three classes of highway (ritsuryo period) ［たいろ］ - archaism

expression / noun:

• perverseness; obstinacy; something unreasonable (like pushing a cart from the side (instead of from behind)) ➜ 横車を押す

noun:

• side wheel throw (judo)

noun:

• biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance
• tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence

noun:

• juice pressed from a bitter orange ➜ ポンス
• ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice) - abbreviation ➜ ポン酢醤油

noun:

• dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden

noun:

• deathbed adoption of a successor (to prevent extinction of the family line); person adopted by someone on his deathbed - four character idiom

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to hold a memorial service for the dead, praying for their happiness in the next life by chanting sutras - Buddhism term