expression / godan ~る verb:

• to throw in a shrimp and pull out a whale; to use a sprat to catch a mackerel; to get big returns on a small investment - idiom

noun:

• photographer, usually an amateur, who likes to take pictures of models and presenter ladies in exhibitions ➜ カメコ

noun:

• safety device for the aged that calls for help if not activated periodically - From English "silver online"

noun:

• wild geese returning north in the spring

noun:

• for several nights

noun:

• skilled in writing

conjunction:

• used when referring to oneself in a letter to one's superior - humble language ➜ 下る
• after a time; later; down to (e.g. from the Restoration down to present day)
• used when listing items or people by decreasing worth, rank, etc.

noun:

• type Japanese folkloric monster (yokai), thought to be a trio of weasels who appear in a whirlwind to cut their victim
• cut caused by whirlwind

noun:

• fee charged for hotel room - From English "room charge"

noun:

• small sailing boat used for collecting nori, etc.

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to be careful in speech

noun:

• political party in power

noun:

• attaching (of seaweed or seed oysters) to nets for the purpose of cultivation

noun:

• vegetables pickled in salted rice-bran paste - Food term

noun / ~の noun:

• in-line - IT term

noun:

• in high spirits; talking big - four character idiom

noun:

• clothing for going out in the snow; snow gear ➜ 雪支度

noun:

• sleeveless ceremonial robe for samurai (replacing the Muromachi period suou) ➜ 素襖
• sleeveless robe worn by commoners - archaism

noun:

• fraudulent way of business, cajoling people into buying articles for an extremely high price by claiming they will bring good luck ➜ 霊感商法

noun:

• musical box

noun:

• National Center Test for University Admissions - abbreviation ➜ 大学入試センター試験【だいがくにゅうしセンターしけん】

noun:

• long-waited-for ➜ お待ちかね

noun:

• conjugation (inflection, declension) of ichidan verbs ending in "eru"

expression / adjective:

• With the best will in the world, you can't say that it's good

noun:

• making a living in the mountains