noun / ~する noun:

• document screening; paper screening; narrowing down a field of applicants based on resumes, written applications, etc.

expression:

• unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on

interjection:

• oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.

expression:

• hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute) - onomatopoeia

noun:

• cat tongue; thin cookie or chocolate shaped like a tongue - Food term - From French "langue de chat"

noun:

• town built within the semi-fortified compounds of a temple (during the Warring States period)

expression:

• no matter how lovingly raised, a foster child is not actually one's biological child - proverb - obscure term

expression:

• faith is mysterious; through faith, even something trivial (like a pilchard's head) seems valuable - proverb

noun:

• sending off a customer (e.g. to the closest train station)
• sending customers (somebody's way)

noun:

• exemption (from a regulation, etc. usu. because of small scale)
• cut-off cuffs (trousers, etc.)

noun:

• man (esp. one who is well-respected)
• samurai ➜ 侍

suffix noun:

• person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member

noun / ~する noun:

• leaving a park, garden, zoo, etc.
• leaving kindergarten (e.g. end of day, on completion, expulsion)

noun:

• first song or chirp, etc. (in the year) of a particular bird or insect species

noun:

• item with a long slender neck (e.g. vase, bottle)
• long-necked person

noun:

• dupion silk; silk that comes from a double cocoon formed jointly by two or more silkworms ➜ 玉繭

expression / adjective:

• not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer

noun:

• writing from top to bottom
• writing without a pause
• translation of classical Chinese into Japanese - abbreviation ➜ 書き下し文

noun:

• book or scroll that has been handed down through generations; book of secrets
• delivering a letter

noun:

• side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley

noun / ~する noun:

• house for rent; rented house; renting a house

noun / ~する noun:

• finishing (a race); running the whole distance; reaching the goal; staying the course

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)

noun:

• role of a villain (film, drama, etc.); bad-guy role; social outcast role

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to stab; to pierce; to run through (e.g. with a sword)

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to dash off (a piece of writing); to scribble; to scrawl