noun:

• reading kanji in a nonstandard way

noun:

• mother-in-law; foster mother; stepmother

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• in every way

noun:

• representation in hiragana; hiragana notation

noun:

• basking in the sun - abbreviation ➜ 日向ぼこり

noun / ~する noun:

• to examine in full detail

noun:

• illegal arrest and imprisonment resulting in death or bodily injury

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to loom in the distance

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to float upright in the cup (of a tea stem, as a sign of good luck)

noun:

• salted Pacific cod entrails in spicy sauce

noun:

• mistake in speaking

~の noun / noun:

• once in an emperor's reign; event that takes place only once in a sovereign's reign - four character idiom

noun:

• dish served in a lacquered bowl
• celebratory banquet ➜ 大盤振る舞い【おおばんぶるまい】

noun:

• laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis (type of laser eye surgery); LASIK

expression:

• in the course of one's duties

noun:

• black hair that has been dyed blond after the roots begin to grow in at the top giving an appearance much like custard pudding; pudding head [literal] - colloquialism

noun / ~の noun:

• mature in age and wisdom; middle-aged

noun:

• chestnut in its burr

noun:

• musical (dramatic) piece in several acts; type of koto solo; lively type of shamisen song

noun:

• place to store a body in a coffin before burial (Okinawa)

noun:

• man overly interested in women's breasts - humorous term - slang

expression:

• in front of your nose; right next to you
• tip of one's nose

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be in high spirits

noun:

• slot machine in a pachinko parlor (parlour) - from パチンコ and スロット - abbreviation

adverb:

• in detail; with great care; completely; fully