noun:

• wrapping paper for a present; gift wrapping paper; wrapping paper with a noshi decoration printed on it ➜ 熨斗【のし】

noun:

• same person
• said person; the person in question
• coterie; clique; fraternity; kindred spirits; comrade; colleague
• dōjin; doujin; Japanese fans or hobbyists who produce their owns magazines, manga, software, etc. ［どうじん］

expression:

• in the middle of something; busy with something
• in commotion as a result of something untoward happening
• currently importing or capturing data

noun:

• god of harvests and wealth (syncretized with Saraswati, and often taking the form of a heavenly woman, a white snake or a fox)

noun:

• Odontaspididae; family of four species in two genera of lamniform sand sharks, also known as sand tiger sharks or ragged tooth sharks

noun:

• diligence in studying (e.g. continuing to study even in such poor light as offered by a firefly or that reflected by snow); diligent study

suffix noun:

• -like; pseudo-; mock ...; imitation ...; in the style of ...

noun:

• comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts)
• criticism; censure - archaism

expression:

• you cannot win against someone who doesn't listen to reason (e.g. a crying child or a violent lord); you can't fight City Hall - idiom ➜ 泣く子と地頭には勝てない【なくことじとうにはかてない】

expression:

• you cannot win against someone who doesn't listen to reason (e.g. a crying child or a violent lord); you can't fight City Hall - proverb

expression / ichidan verb:

• to put a lot of effort (into); to take a strong interest (in); to put great emphasis (on); to show zeal (for) - idiom

noun:

• through ticket (e.g. rail, air)
• ticket good for multiple performances (e.g. both matinee and evening shows); all-day ticket; season ticket ➜ 通し券

noun:

• complex sentence; sentence with an independent clause and at least one dependent clause - Linguistics term

expression:

• in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days

noun:

• soba water; water left in the pot after one has boiled soba

noun:

• blue-ringed octopus (esp. one species, the blue-lined octopus, Hapalochlaena fasciata)

noun:

• pit; hole - archaism
• kan (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: water, north)

noun:

• work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of

noun:

• time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving

adjectival noun:

• seeming to be with certain circumstances; seeming to be for a certain reason - archaism

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to head towards; to be inclined to go towards; to head for a place naturally - idiom

noun:

• fresh Japanese sweets (usu. containing red bean paste)
• fresh Western sweets (usu. containing cream or fruit, e.g. sponge cake, pie)

noun:

• gudgeon (any fish of genus Gnathopogon or related genera)
• willow gudgeon (Gnathopogon caerulescens) ➜ 本諸子
• longtooth grouper (species of fish, Epinephelus bruneus) ➜ 九絵

noun:

• archery range; archery ground
• shooting range; firing range; shooting gallery ［しゃじょう］ ➜ 射撃場【しゃげきじょう】
• position where an archer is standing ［いば］
• launch site (e.g. for rockets, missiles, etc.) ➜ 発射場【はっしゃじょう】

noun / ~する noun:

• investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; hounding; pinning down
• catching up; overtaking

noun:

• New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors) ➜ 年玉