noun:

• sign of a ship (e.g. through fog, silhouette, etc.); outline of a ship

noun:

• rolling something thinly; something rolled thinly (a thin roll of makizushi, a cigarette, etc.) ➜ 太巻き【ふとまき】

noun:

• cavities in the frame of a door used as part of a pivot hinge ➜ 枢【くるる】
• door

noun:

• outer material of a garment; shell of a jacket or coat; garment minus the lining ➜ 裏地

expression / noun or verb acting prenominally:

• outblooming even a flower (of a young girl); even the flower blushes (before her beauty) [literal] - idiom

noun:

• friend of a mother who is also a mother; mothers who are friends

noun / ~の noun:

• walk-in; person who walks into a hotel, etc. without a reservation

noun:

• walk-in closet - abbreviation ➜ ウオークインクロゼット

noun:

• women's bridal robe with trailing skirts worn over a kimono
• ending play for the day; leaving a game unfinished (esp. Go) ［打ち掛け］

noun:

• seen in the dark or at a distance; (a woman) looking prettier when seen in the dark or at a distance - four character idiom

noun:

• original document (not a copy or adaptation); book in its original language (esp. a European language)

noun / ~する noun:

• discharge (e.g. of water from a dam)
• liberation; stocking (e.g. a river with fish)

expression / adjective:

• extremely fond of; having a weakness for; being a sucker for
• having poor discernment skills

expression:

• A cornered rat will bite the cat; One who is cornered will fight like a devil - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move) - four character idiom

expression:

• once a beggar, always a beggar; if one begs for three days, one cannot stop [literal] - proverb

noun:

• clasping your chopsticks between your hands as in a gesture of prayer (a breach of etiquette)

noun:

• left-hand match; begins-with match; matching a sub-string with the beginning of a field - IT term ➜ 部分一致・後方一致

noun:

• sanitary waste receptacle; sanitary napkin disposal bin (in a bathroom); fecal specimen receptacle (at a hospital)

noun / ~する noun:

• setting a question (for an exam)
• setting a theme (for composition of poetry)

noun / suffix noun:

• compilation (of a text); editing

noun / suffix noun / counter:

• volume (of a text)
• completed literary work

particle / conjunction:

• although (it is a certain time or something is in a certain condition)

noun:

• beginning (of a book, magazine, etc.); opening page
• beginning (of a matter); start

noun:

• pounded fish cake
• half a slice; half a ticket; ticket stub ［半片］

expression:

• like water off a duck's back; water on a frog's face [literal]

suffix noun:

• dated (e.g. a letter); date of effect (e.g. a rule change)