noun:

• stipend given to a designated person, such as a noble, and which was paid by a designated household (ritsuryo system) ➜ 封戸

adverb / ~と adverb:

• snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly - onomatopoeia ➜ すぽっと
• (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement); with a plop; (fall) straight - onomatopoeia ➜ すぽっと

adjective:

• able to take a lot of punishment (of a boxer, etc.); able to take a hit - Martial Arts term
• able to keep one's cool when the batter gets a hit (of a baseball pitcher)
• resilient; strong in the face of criticism or adversity

expression / noun:

• backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser; the far-off bark of a retreating dog [literal] - idiom

noun:

• attack; offence; offense
• dominant partner of a homosexual relationship - usually written using kana alone - colloquialism ➜ タチ・受け

suffix:

• a barrage of; a flood of ➜ 質問攻め

noun / ~する noun:

• performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract); discharge; implementation

adverb:

• with a crack; with a snap; with a slam - onomatopoeia
• firmly; sharply; sternly - onomatopoeia

adverb / ~する noun:

• precisely; properly; neatly; tidily - onomatopoeia

noun:

• rash; eruption (in response to a skin irritant)

suffix noun:

• influence - usu. negative or critical nuance
• crazy about; having an affectation concerning all things surrounding something (esp. a language, a culture, etc.)

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

adverb / ~と adverb:

• with a slap; with a pop; with a plop - onomatopoeia
• without batting an eyelid - onomatopoeia
• generously - onomatopoeia

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

noun:

• thank you gift; gift given as thanks for a favor or for attending a funeral, etc.
• gift sent from a locality to a tax payer as part of the "furusato nozei" tax scheme ➜ ふるさと納税

noun / ~する noun:

• patching (up); cutting a part and pasting a new one (e.g. a shoji door)
• cut and paste - IT term

expression:

• there is a suitable spouse for everyone; every Jack has his Jill; a mended lid for a cracked pot [literal] - proverb

noun:

• backwash; rip current; undertow ➜ 寄せ波
• stern wave
• drawback (of a tsunami, i.e. when a wave trough reaches land before a crest) ➜ 押し波

noun:

• Showa-era stage show in which a woman would stand half-naked in a frame (resembling a Western-style painting)

noun:

• finding a way out of a potentially fatal situation; seeking a way out of a desperate situation - four character idiom

noun:

• kindling burned in shrines and temples - archaism
• special kindling used in samurai families during the Edo period for the 15th of the first month and painted with 12 brush strokes (13 on a lucky year) - archaism
• kindling offered by officials to the imperial court during the ritsuryo period - archaism

noun:

• meaning of a title (of a book, poem, etc.); point of a question

expression / godan ~ぶ verb:

• to cause a commotion; to create a big stir; to invoke a storm [literal]

expression:

• better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion; better be first in a village than second at Rome; better to be the mouth of a chicken than the rear end of a cow [literal] - proverb

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe
• to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge ➜ 診る
• to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of - usually written using kana alone ➜ 看る
• to view (e.g. flowers, movie) - usu. 観る

auxiliary verb / ichidan verb:

• to try; to try out; to test - usu. after a conative verb as 〜てみる - usually written using kana alone
• to see that...; to find that... - usu. after an aconative verb as 〜てみると, 〜てみれば, 〜てみたら, etc. - usually written using kana alone

noun / ~する noun:

• setting oneself free from the life of a white-collar worker; quitting a job as a salaryman and launching an independent business ➜ サラ

noun:

• marguerite (Chrysanthemum frutescens) ［マーガレット］
• Japanese women's hairstyle comprised of a long braid tied up in a loop with a ribbon (ca. 1885)