noun:

• vocal message; speech; statement
• prologue at the start of a kabuki performance

noun / ~する noun:

• glued to; closely related to
• giving total coverage to the key figure(s) of a TV or film documentary

expression / godan ~る verb (irregular):

• (for something) to have occurred; to have done (something) - after the past tense form of a verb
• (for something) to happen on occasion

noun:

• boss; leader; head
• difficult enemy in a video game, usu. found at the end of a level or game

noun:

• sum
• surface-to-air missile; SAM

noun / ~する noun:

• pressing; stamping; printing

noun:

• press (machine)
• the press; news media

noun / ~する noun:

• military press (weight lifting)

noun:

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

noun:

• soap
• brothel where one can bathe with the prostitutes - abbreviation - slang ➜ ソープランド

noun:

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

noun:

• noodle
• TV personality who has appeared in the nude - abbreviation - slang ➜ アイドル・ヌード

adjectival noun / noun:

• now; "in"; trendy ［ナウ］ - From English "now"

suffix noun:

• in the middle of doing...; currently... - esp. in status updates in social media - slang

noun:

• meat

noun / ~する noun:

• hitting the ball squarely - Baseball term ➜ ジャストミート

noun:

• passion; ardor; enthusiasm
• The Passion (Christianity)

noun / ~の noun:

• mesh; grid
• highlight in the hair; streaked hair ［メッシュ］ - From French "mèche"

noun / ~する noun:

• squeeze (play) - Baseball term
• (in scuba diving) discomfort or pain caused by increasing water pressure compressing body air spaces and pushing body tissue inward

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

adjectival noun / ~の noun / noun:

• fastidiousness; enthusiasm for one thing; meticulousness; monomania; obsession
• susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders

noun:

• certified copy; transcript
• official copy of the family register ➜ 戸籍謄本

noun:

• guardrail; handrail; bannister; balustrade; parapet
• (a person) shining like the stars or moon; (a person) crying endlessly ［欄干・闌干］ - archaism

noun:

• texture; grain
• one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.); natural skin; bare skin; scalp
• surface of the earth; bare ground
• surface of a sword blade

noun:

• dejected loser; dog that has lost a fight (with its tail between its legs) [literal]
• unmarried woman (with no children) over the age of 30 - slang - derogatory term ➜ お一人様【おひとりさま】

noun:

• immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit)
• one not bound by earthly desires or the thoughts of normal men

adjectival noun / noun:

• lofty; sublime; noble

noun:

• the sublime (aesthetics)

noun:

• manure; night soil; dung; fertiliser; fertilizer
• something that will help one develop in the future

noun:

• measuring container; measure
• box (seating at a theatre, etc.)
• square on a grid; cell of a grid - esp. マス
• square bearing block (at the top of a pillar) ［斗］