noun:

• category killer; retailer that sells a wide selection of a given category of goods - Business term

noun:

• waste-water port (of a dam, sewer, etc.); freeing port (on a ship)
• water hose outlet (for firefighting)

noun:

• title of a scripture or sacred text (e.g. Buddhist sutra)
• title on a scroll or rolled book ➜ 巻き物【まきもの】

expression / adjectival noun:

• crumpled up (of a face; like the face of a Japanese spaniel while it's sneezing) - humorous term

suffix:

• particularly; especially
• indicates the number of horses or oxen drawing a carriage; indicates the number of oars on a boat
• indicates the number of movies, plays, etc. comprising a single program; indicates the number of items or methods used

noun / ~する noun:

• profit; gains
• benefit; advantage; interest (of the public, etc.)
• grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing; miracle ［りやく］

noun:

• ingredients; material
• material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; data
• basis (for a decision); grounds; evidence
• (market) factor - Finance term

noun:

• design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia
• banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause; objective

noun / ~する noun:

• growing en masse in a location (plants) ［ぐんせい］
• living gregariously (animals, people); living in a community ［ぐんせい］

noun:

• all animate creation - Buddhism term

expression:

• even monkeys fall from trees; anyone can make a mistake; pride comes before a fall; even Homer sometimes nods - proverb

noun:

• protective covering for a book (often in the form of a folding case with clasps)

counter:

• counter for book covers

expression:

• a man's word is his bond; a man does not go back on what he's said - proverb ➜ 二言【にごん】

adjective:

• difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.)
• fussy; particular; fastidious; hard to please; displeased
• gloomy; glum; sullen; serious (look)
• dirty; unclean; filthy; detestable - archaism
• unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky - archaism

noun:

• between (e.g. two people); face to face
• hindrance; impediment
• arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music - usually written using kana alone - Music term

prefix:

• prefix used for stress or emphasis

counter:

• counter for traditional dance songs

~と adverb / adverb / ~の noun / adjectival noun / ~する noun:

• with a glitter; with a sparkle - onomatopoeia

~の noun / adjectival noun:

• brand new; shiny and new - onomatopoeia

noun:

• business affairs of a company
• clerical business of a Shinto shrine

noun:

• rights and wrongs (of a case); relative merits (of a case)

noun:

• foundation of a great project; base of a great enterprise

noun:

• Buddha figure carved into a rock
• Buddha figure in a cabinet

noun:

• in-car announcement (on a train); PA system on a train

noun:

• first five syllables (of a tanka); first line (of a poem)

noun / ~する noun:

• nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade

noun / ~する noun:

• looking for a change of occupation; looking for a new job

noun:

• belief that where there's a will, there's a way

noun:

• inspection (esp. of a document); stamp of approval (for a document)