noun:

• female weaver
• Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae - Astronomy term ➜ 織女星【しょくじょせい】

noun:

• being unable to make up one's mind; sitting on the fence

noun:

• mythological growth (tumour) that takes the shape of a human face

expression:

• even the gods drink sake; there's nothing wrong with drinking - proverb

noun:

• himedaka; gold-colored breed of the Japanese rice fish (Oryzias latipes) ➜ メダカ

noun:

• Trapa incisa (species of plant closely related to the water caltrop)

expression:

• idea that all things in the universe lack their own unchangeable substances - Buddhism term ➜ 四法印【しほういん】

noun / ~する noun:

• doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own Antonym: 団体行動

noun:

• deadline (esp. in the entertainment industry); fixed ending time - colloquialism

noun:

• farmland given to nobles of the fifth rank or above (ritsuryo system)

noun / ~する noun:

• buying by the carton (e.g. cigarettes, trading cards, etc.) - colloquialism

expression:

• May the Force be with you (Star Wars) ➜ フォースと共にあらんことを【フォースとともにあらんことを】

expression:

• May the Force be with you (Star Wars) ➜ フォースと共にあれ【フォースとともにあれ】

noun:

• merchant class culture that flourished in Edo during the Bunka-Bunsei period ➜ 文化文政時代

expression:

• being ready to drink sake by the keg; drinking like a fish

noun:

• nowcast; prediction of the very near future (esp. one hour weather forecast)

expression / noun:

• not getting with the times; being unaware of how things are changing - idiom

noun:

• swatting; deceiving the police into sending armed officers to a particular address

noun:

• regulation baseball (as opposed to the variety played with a rubber ball) ➜ 軟式野球

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to tie; to fasten; to tighten Antonym: 緩める
• to wear (necktie, belt); to put on
• to total; to sum ➜ 〆る【しめる】
• to be strict with ➜ 緊める【しめる】
• to economize; to economise; to cut down on
• to salt; to marinate; to pickle; to make sushi adding a mixture of vinegar and salt

~と adverb / adverb:

• with a clatter - onomatopoeia
• with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.) - onomatopoeia
• bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather) - onomatopoeia
• nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.) - onomatopoeia
• cheerfully; frankly; open-heartedly - onomatopoeia
• completely (forget, change, etc.); totally - onomatopoeia

expression:

• sacrifice something small in order to save something great; lose a leg to save one's life; to let a large bug live and kill a small one [literal] - proverb

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves)

auxiliary verb / godan ~る verb:

• to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to do with reckless abandon

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind - slang

noun / counter:

• swing; shake; wave; swinging

noun:

• appearance; behaviour - usually written using kana alone
• pretence (pretense); show; pretending (to) - oft. after a noun+の or verb in the dictionary form - usually written using kana alone ➜ 振りをする

noun / ~の noun:

• going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction - usually written using kana alone

noun:

• move (dance); postures
• lead in (e.g. to a running joke, asking a question); lead up - oft. as フリ - usually written using kana alone ➜ 前振り
• unsewn part of a hanging sleeve on a traditional Japanese woman's garment

suffix / counter:

• counter for swords, blades, etc.

noun:

• not wearing underwear or pants - archaism

adjectival noun:

• cool (temperature, color, etc.)
• cool (i.e. calm and collected)
• cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.)

noun:

• course (of medical treatment) - From German "Kur"
• season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period) - From French "cours"