noun:

• regular column or opinion piece written by a different person each time - From English "relay column"

noun:

• parent; parents; mother and father ［親］
• dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker ［親］ ➜ 子【こ】
• founder; inventor
• (pet) owner ［親］

~の noun / noun:

• key; parent (organization); main ［親］

noun:

• ancestor; forefather

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to print
• to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold

noun:

• face
• surface
• mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask) ［おもて・もて］

noun:

• presenter; speaker
• performer; actor; participant (in a TV show or TV panel)

noun:

• corporate culture; company climate or spirit; the way a company does things

noun:

• nai stem (of a Japanese verb or adjective); irrealis form; imperfective form - Linguistics term

noun:

• poem written by the Emperor or a member of the imperial family

noun:

• the dead of night; praying all night in a shrine or temple

noun:

• industrial union (one relating to a specific industry or occupation); vertical union ➜ 職業別組合

noun:

• the first generation of a family; school (of thought) or religious sect - obscure term

noun:

• Christmas; Nativity ➜ キリスト降誕祭【キリストこうたんさい】
• celebration of the birthday of a saint or great man

noun:

• temporary staff; loaned staff (e.g. from a parent or related organization)

noun:

• first or solo run in a race (grand prix, horse race, etc.)

prefix:

• goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis - from 引き ➜ 引っ抱える

noun:

• graduation concert - colloquialism - abbreviation ➜ 卒業コンサート
• farewell concert for a group or band member - colloquialism - abbreviation ➜ 卒業コンサート

noun / ~する noun:

• seeing (or dropping) off, then later picking up or going to meet (the same person)

noun:

• chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce - Food term

noun / ~の noun:

• aliteracy; loss of interest in or shift away from reading (especially serious) books or literature

noun:

• euphoria experienced by college students or workplace recruits at the beginning of school or work ➜ 五月病・六月病

suffix noun:

• month (of the year); used after number or question word (e.g. nan or nani)

noun:

• crown or head-ornament worn with formal or ceremonial clothes by nobility (ritsuryo system) - archaism

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different - sometimes derogatory ➜ 変わる【かわる】

noun:

• end; finish; stop
• bounds; limits ➜ 切りがない・切りのない
• delivery date (of a futures contract) - esp. 限り,限
• finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); final performance of the day (in vaudeville)

suffix / counter:

• counter for slices (esp. thick slices); counter for cuts (e.g. fish, meat)

particle:

• only; just - senses 6-8 are sometimes pronounced ぎり, esp. in old-fashioned speech - usually written using kana alone ➜ っ切り【っきり】
• since; after - usu. in a negative sentence - usually written using kana alone
• remaining (in a particular state) - usually written using kana alone

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to include (in a group or scope)
• to instruct; to make one understand
• to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication)
• to put in (someone's) mouth
• to permeate with flavor