expression:

• (when) the time of need arises; should an emergency occur - four character idiom

noun / ~の noun:

• familism; the treatment of society (an organization) as a family

noun / adjectival noun / ~の noun:

• an infinite variety; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging - four character idiom

noun:

• starting an enterprise and (or) carrying it to final success - four character idiom

noun:

• person with whom one is having an illicit love affair - four character idiom

noun / suffix:

• shape; appearance - がた when a suffix ➜ 型
• collateral
• obverse of an old "zeni" coin ➜ 銭【ぜに】

expression:

• something indistinguishable or indistinct (like an egret in the snow) - obscure term

noun:

• man with an unattractive, unusually shaped face - derogatory term

noun:

• the tip of an edged instrument
• sharp words; vicious character

noun:

• Skinner box (i.e. an operant conditioning chamber)

noun:

• single kanji dictionary (usu. for use in an Input Method)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to start (an argument, a battle, etc.)

conjunction / auxiliary:

• without doing ... ➜ ない

auxiliary:

• used in sentence-final position as an indirect prohibition

noun:

• paying a tribute; contribution; presentation of something to an aristocrat

noun:

• Tulipa edulis (species of tulip with an edible bulb)

noun:

• legal protection (e.g. of an environment or cultural asset)

noun:

• northern wobbegong (Orectolobus wardi, an Australian species of carpet shark)

noun:

• shoji with an oil-treated screen (for increased water resistance) ➜ 障子

noun:

• shoji with an oil-treated screen (for increased water resistance) ➜ 障子・油障子

noun:

• vehicle (car, motorcycle, etc.) with an engine that runs

noun:

• one's country of assignment (e.g. for an ambassador)

noun / ~する noun:

• watching (esp. during an emergency); being on alert

noun:

• guard; watchmen

expression:

• good match for an opponent; worthy (e.g. rival)

noun:

• half-game consisting of an east and south round - Mahjong term - From Chinese "banzhuang"

noun:

• behavior (esp. in response to an emergency, medical situation, etc.)