noun:

• doing twice the work; duplication of work

noun:

• anti-nuisance ordinance; ordinance against disturbing the peace - Law term

noun:

• bang on the money; spot on; right answer ➜ 正解【せいかい】

expression / adjective:

• slow-witted; dull; slow on the uptake ➜ 頭の回転【あたまのかいてん】

noun / ~する noun:

• being the sole winner

~の noun / adjectival noun:

• winner-take-all

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to be careful; to take the utmost care ➜ 期する

noun:

• ex post facto report; report after the event

expression / adjective:

• is never the case; has never happened

noun:

• low-ranking samurai; samurai of the lowest rank - derogatory term

noun:

• gender preselection; selection of the sex of offspring

noun:

• secret accounts; unauthorized accounting; under-the-counter accounting

prefix noun / noun:

• eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica) - often used in names of dishes containing eel - abbreviation ➜ 鰻【うなぎ】・鰻巻き【うまき】

noun / ~する noun:

• paying cash-in-hand; paying under the table - colloquialism

expression / ~の noun:

• as far as the eye can see

conjunction:

• by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing - abbreviation - slang ➜ ちなみに

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to speak through the nose; to nasalize ➜ 鼻にかかった

expression / noun:

• rainy spells just before the rainy season

noun:

• offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering ➜ 供物

noun:

• midriff; upper abdomen
• clothing that exposes the midriff

noun:

• character traits of the people of a prefecture

expression / ichidan verb:

• to pay the bill; to settle an account

noun:

• bird's egg (esp. a chicken egg)
• chick; baby bird (esp. a baby chicken)
• eggshell-colored traditional Japanese paper made primarily of Diplomorpha sikokiana fibres (high-quality, glossy) - abbreviation ➜ 鳥の子紙
• eggshell (colour) - abbreviation ➜ 鳥の子色
• red and white oval rice cakes - abbreviation ➜ 鳥の子餅

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to deal with (a person); to treat; to handle; to take care of; to entertain
• to deal with (a problem); to handle; to manage
• to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to work
• to deal in; to sell
• to cover (a topic); to treat; to discuss; to take up
• to treat A as B - as ＡをＢとして扱う
• to mediate (an argument) - archaism
• to be too much for one; to find unmanageable - archaism
• to gossip - archaism

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter

noun / ~する noun:

• action; activity

noun:

• movie (esp. during the silent movie period) - abbreviation - obsolete term ➜ 活動写真