noun:

• protective covering for a book (often in the form of a folding case with clasps)

counter:

• counter for book covers

noun:

• falsely-provoked arrest for obstruction; police pretending to be knocked down so as to have grounds for an arrest ➜ 公妨

godan ~す verb:

• to draw for a specific purpose; to draw for the occasion

noun / ~する noun:

• looking for a change of occupation; looking for a new job

expression / ~よい adjective:

• of good omen; augur well (for); boding well for; good fortune

expression:

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

noun:

• (young) man adhering to a masculine version of gyaru fashion (usually marked by hair dyed brown or blond, gaudy clothes and accessories) ➜ ギャル

expression:

• spare the rod and spoil the child; if you love your children, send them out into the world [literal] - proverb

adjectival noun / noun / ~の noun:

• stylish; smart; fashionable
• high collar ➜ ハイカラー
• hair dressed in a western style

~する noun:

• to dress in the latest Western fashion

noun:

• petitioning (an administration) for redress; suing civilly to seek redress (for a court's action); lodging an appeal - Law term

noun:

• New Year's ceremony in which a hoe is used to break ground in a field lying in a lucky direction ➜ 鍬入れ

noun:

• type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets ➜ お目覚

noun:

• type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets

noun:

• long segment of a noh play forming its musical highlight

prefix noun:

• wrong; improper; indecent ➜ 曲者

noun:

• hinona (Japanese variety of long-rooted pickling turnip, Brassica rapa var. akana)

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to be pregnant; to be with child

noun:

• desire for marriage; marriage aspiration; yearning for marriage

noun:

• small boat used for transport on rivers (Edo period); barge; boat used for unloading goods from a large anchored boat ➜ 瀬取り船
• boat with a roof used for boating on a river
• small boat selling food and drinks on a river - archaism

expression:

• how long; how much; to what extent

noun / ~の noun:

• farsightedness; far-sightedness; hyperopia; hypermetropia; long-sightedness

noun:

• variety of long, columnar daikon; Nerima daikon

noun:

• common kusimanse (Crossarchus obscurus); long-nosed kusimanse

expression / ~と adverb / adverb:

• as long as one's strength lasts

noun:

• old shop; shop of long standing ➜ 老舗

noun:

• glasses for show; fashionable eyeglasses worn for appearance's sake; glasses with no lenses or 'window glass' lenses