noun / ~する noun:

• verification of the authenticity of a document (e.g. by seal or handwriting) - obscure term

noun:

• infectious disease which by law a physician must report to the authorities within 24 hours of diagnosis

noun:

• surface rights (i.e. the right to build a house, etc. on land owned by another); superficies

noun:

• downstage left pillar (on a noh stage), by which the supporting actor introduces himself ➜ 脇【わき】
• doorjamb; jambe; jamb

noun / ~する noun:

• hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.) - children's language

noun / ~する noun:

• making a rough estimate in one's head
• expectation; anticipation

noun:

• wearing a yukata; (in) one's informal summer kimono

noun:

• clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine) ➜ 拍手【はくしゅ】

noun:

• word used after an addressee's name in a formal letter - female language - polite language ➜ 脇付

noun:

• female servant hired at a lady-in-waiting's own expense - archaism

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to make a mistake (e.g. in choosing one's melds) - colloquialism - Mahjong term ➜ 裏目【うらめ】

noun:

• meal (esp. dinner) served in one's room (at a ryokan) ➜ 旅館

noun:

• emphasizing one's good qualities; presenting oneself in a favorable light - From English "self-produce" ➜ 自己演出【じこえんしゅつ】

noun:

• a swan among ducklings; a diamond among stones; a great figure among the common run of men ➜ 鶏群の一鶴【けいぐんのいっかく】

expression / noun:

• a swan among ducklings; a diamond among stones; a great figure among the common run of men - idiom

noun:

• goldfish with a shrimp-like tail ［えびお］
• head of a shamisen or lute (bent back like a shrimp's tail)

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to pay for another; to pay someone else's debt as a loan to him; to make temporary payment on a person's behalf

expression:

• It's good to have a girl first and then a boy

expression / noun:

• Cleopatra's nose; "a small thing with a huge influence" [figurative]

adverb:

• suddenly; at once; in one go; with a jerk; with a gulp - onomatopoeia
• considerably; very much; a lot - onomatopoeia
• firmly; with an effort; tightly; exerting pressure - onomatopoeia
• completely (e.g. at a loss) - onomatopoeia
• deeply (e.g. moved) - onomatopoeia

expression:

• deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind

auxiliary verb:

• (those) who are; (that) which is; often used in relation to qualifications and requirements for a position; in the capacity of - after a noun, usu. as 〜たる者, etc. ➜ たり・たるや

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct - 造る usu. for large-scale building, manufacturing, etc.; 創る usu. for creating
• to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol)
• to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train ➜ 野菜を作る
• to till
• to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write
• to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose
• to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found
• to have (a child)
• to make up (one's face, etc.)
• to fabricate (an excuse, etc.)
• to give a (false) appearance; to feign (a smile, etc.); to put on a show of emotion
• to form (a line, etc.)
• to set (a record)
• to commit (a sin, etc.)

noun / ~の noun:

• predictable; repetitive; being in a rut; set in one's ways - From English "one pattern"

expression:

• "rat in a trap" [figurative]; "trapped rat" [figurative]; rat in a bag [literal]