noun:

• simplified receipt with a blank line to be filled out with the customer's name (used specifically for claiming expenses)

noun:

• boy or doll dressed in ancient Chinese clothes
• hairstyle inspired by such a doll (esp. for female children) (Edo period)

noun:

• magazine published by fans; fanzine
• publication aimed at a particular hobby group
• publication sold directly, and not via commercial publishers

noun / ~する noun:

• make a choice among many; select the good (desirable, necessary, relevant) and discard the rest; decision to adopt or reject - four character idiom

noun:

• manga cafe; coffee shop with a manga library (usu. has Internet facilities and charges by the hour) ➜ 漫画

noun:

• magnet school (public school offering special instruction in order to attract a more diverse student body)

noun:

• building where one keeps oxcarts and other conveyances inside a private estate
• resting area for one's oxcart, wagon, etc.

noun:

• claw crane; arcade game in which a crane is used to pick up stuffed toys, etc. - From English "crane game"

noun:

• medal; shield; badge
• card on which dharani (etc.) are written ➜ 陀羅尼
• notice board (in a Zen temple)
• tile (mahjong, dominos, etc.) ➜ 牌【パイ】

expression / godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)

noun:

• lion dance; traditional dance performed by one or more dancers wearing a guardian lion costume

noun:

• bunt performed for a base hit - Baseball term - From English "safety bunt" ➜ 犠牲バント

adverb:

• for a long time; since long ago; from childhood
• bright and early; early in the morning

noun / ~する noun:

• building; construction
• group effort by Buddhist practitioners; group activities by a community (e.g. cleaning, etc.)

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)

noun:

• working on a day off (to make up for lost time, or to make an impression)

expression / adjective:

• talkative; loquacious; garrulous; voluble

expression:

• having a large family to support; having too many mouths to feed

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen

noun:

• gentle on the outside but tough on the inside; an iron hand in a velvet glove - four character idiom

noun:

• one's mind; one's inner feelings; (a decision hinging on) how someone feels about it - four character idiom

noun:

• stone-roasted bibimbap; Korean style rice (bibimbap) heated in a stone pot

noun / ~する noun:

• lumping similar things together and giving the group a collective name; collective name; generic term ➜ 総称

noun:

• chaser; pursuer
• chaser; light drink (often just water) taken after a strong alcoholic drink

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to knock at the gate
• to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil

expression:

• not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work