expression / adverb:

• as time goes by; as time went by; with the passage of time; over time

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to button; to put on (something that envelops, e.g. gloves, ring)
• to have sex; to fuck - colloquialism
• to pigeonhole (into a particular category)
• to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
• to entrap; to set someone up (e.g. frame them for a crime, etc.)

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to be profoundly compatible; to be inseparable; to be so close as to reveal to each other the bottom of one's heart

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to smell; to smell of; to have a smell

adverb / ~と adverb:

• sound of something striking repeatedly (e.g. wooden clappers) - onomatopoeia
• something small hopping repeatedly; touching lightly and repeatedly - onomatopoeia

noun:

• punctuation marks such as the dakuten
• Chonchon; South American mythical bird - From

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to try and reach above one's station and fail; to try and accomplish something beyond one's abilities and fail; a monkey tries to catch the moon (and drowns) [literal] - idiom ➜ 猿猴捉月

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.) (behavior)
• to get away (fish)

expression:

• taking pride in one's humility is a form of bragging; he that humbleth himself wishes to be exalted; too much humility is pride - proverb

noun:

• chuff-chuff (sound of a steam engine); choo-choo; chug-chug; puff-puff - colloquialism - onomatopoeia ➜ 汽車ポッポ【きしゃポッポ】・ぽっぽ

noun:

• zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular) ➜ 布団

noun:

• curly men's hairstyle, usu. associated with yakuza or delinquents - From English "punch permanent"

adjectival noun / noun:

• thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); deep (colour); strong (smell, scent)
• crowded

noun:

• teriyaki (meat or fish marinated in sweet soy sauce and broiled)

noun:

• residue (dregs, lees) left after making tofu or soy milk

noun:

• large furoshiki - four character idiom
• big talk; vain boasting or bluster; blowing one's own trumpet; rodomontade

noun / ~する noun:

• woman or girl who acts cute by playing innocent and helpless - derogatory term - slang ➜ ぶる

noun:

• oshizushi; sushi rice and other ingredients pressed in box or mould (mold) - Food term

adjectival noun:

• heart-warming; feel-good; emotionally uplifting; warm-hearted - From English "heartful"
• barrier-free; disabled or senior-friendly

noun:

• court lady with her own private chamber or office - archaism
• low-class prostitute (Edo period)

noun:

• small high-pitched Japanese drum or taiko with its head pulled taut by ropes ➜ 太鼓

noun:

• cards with words or phrases written on them, used in Japanese karuta games ➜ 取り札

noun:

• comics or novels about male homosexuality, targetted at young women - colloquialism - From English "boys love" ➜ ＢＬコミック・やおい

noun:

• hay-meadow commons
• place (or organization, etc.) from which numerous people hope to benefit

noun / prefix noun:

• China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries) - archaism

noun:

• hot sake with grilled fish fins (esp. fugu or sea bream)