noun / ~の noun:

• having a child (usu. from a former relationship); accompanied by one's child

expression:

• Very truly yours (a complimentary close used in a letter written in an old epistolary style) - four character idiom

noun:

• down-line loading; sending data from a central node to a remote node - obsolete term - IT term

expression / adjectival noun:

• to be as busy as a bee; like Christmas and a birthday feast rolled into one - idiom

noun:

• lacquering technique that uses a coloured-lacquer undercoating and a transparent-lacquer topcoat

expression / noun:

• point where two ocean currents meet (e.g. a warm current and a cold current) ➜ 潮目
• attractive glance - archaism

noun:

• return slot (for coins in a vending machine); drop-off point (for dirty dishes at a restaurant)

noun:

• tufted toothpick; Edo-period toothbrush resembling a large toothpick burred at one end into a tuft

noun:

• downshift; changing from upper to lower case letters
• downshifting; living a simpler life
• downshifting (on a vehicle) - rare term ➜ シフトダウン

noun:

• Deva gate; temple gate guarded by fierce Deva Kings; temple gate of the Nio

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand

noun / ~する noun:

• moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement
• advance (work, procedure, etc); advancement; progress
• progress (of a disease); disease progression

noun:

• progression (harmonic, melodic) - Music term

noun:

• constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); disposition; tendency
• character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up; nature; culture

expression / noun:

• goal which is unattainable; prize beyond one's reach; woman who is out of one's league; flower on a high peak [literal]

noun:

• Aum Shinrikyo; Japanese religious group responsible for the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway

noun:

• (a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead

noun / ~する noun:

• drawing a figure; drawing a diagram
• construction - Mathematics term

~の noun:

• with a fixed time; with a deadline

pre-noun adjectival:

• not a little; not a few; considerable ➜ 少なからず

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to challenge (a person) to a fight

adverb:

• with a start; with a jump - onomatopoeia

expression:

• a good beginning makes a good ending - proverb

adverb:

• just a minute; short time; just a little - equiv. of ちょっと - Kansai dialect

noun / ~する noun:

• creating a statue (esp. a Buddhist statue) - obscure term

~と adverb / adverb:

• with a vroom; with a sudden shaking - onomatopoeia