noun:

• dip (angle that the direction of a compass needle makes with the horizon)

noun:

• people's history (written for the king of China; usu. written as a novel) ➜ 稗官

expression:

• scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling

noun:

• coupling
• shipping; pairing of characters in a romantic relationship (in fan fiction, manga, etc.)

noun:

• lowest part; bottom (or footer) of a page, computer screen, on-screen window, etc.

noun:

• Inula japonica ［おぐるま］ - archaism
• small cart; small carriage - archaism ➜ 牛車
• wheeled palanquin (with a castle-shaped box) ［こぐるま］ ➜ 輦車

noun:

• abbreviated koyomi (Japanese traditional calendar); koyomi presented in a smaller, easy to use, format ➜ 暦【こよみ】

noun:

• abbreviated koyomi (Japanese traditional calendar); koyomi presented in a smaller, easy to use, format - abbreviation ➜ 略本暦

noun:

• record of information about a Buddhist statue (usu. an inconspicuous inscription on the statue)

noun:

• stroll garden with a central pond; large garden best enjoyed by walking around it ➜ 座観式庭園・池泉回遊式

adverb:

• a very short while ago; very early (e.g. in the morning)

noun:

• over-the-counter drug; medication bought directly from the drugstore without a prescription ➜ 売薬

suffix:

• doing; in such a state - abbreviation
• doing together; contest; match
• familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small") - familiar language

noun:

• draft of magazine's content (a table showing the allocation of each page)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be born (of a baby); to come into the world

noun:

• deep bathtub with a water-heating tank; bathtub heated from below ➜ すいふろ

noun:

• woman in waiting in the inner part of a lord's mansion (Edo period) - archaism ➜ 御殿女中

noun:

• small boat used for unloading goods from a large anchored boat (Edo period); lighter ➜ 瀬取り船

noun:

• waiting in front of a temple to be accepted for training (in Zen Buddhism) - Buddhism term

noun:

• the art of giving a brief glimpse of something (e.g. one's underwear)

noun:

• abandoned people (people left to fend for themselves after a war or natural disaster)

expression / noun:

• mountain god ［やまのかみ］
• one's wife (esp. a nagging wife) ［やまのかみ］ - humorous term
• roughskin sculpin (Trachidermus fasciatus) - usually written using kana alone

noun:

• second athlete to compete in a 5-on-5 team competition (kendo, judo, etc.) ➜ 先鋒【せんぽう】

noun:

• small wooden door at the rear of a noh stage
• small garden gate ➜ 小門

expression:

• a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course