noun:

• rokurokubi; long-neck woman; monstrous person (often a woman) with a neck that can expand and contract (in Japanese folklore) ➜ 轆轤首

noun:

• first quotation for a stock at the first exchange meeting of the New Year
• initial share price during a public offering

noun:

• Heian-period ceremony where a newlywed groom and bride eat a rice-cake on the third night after the wedding ceremony ➜ 三日の餅

noun / ~する noun:

• mounting (animal behaviour)
• putting somebody down (esp. in an underhanded way) in an attempt to appear superior; putting somebody in their place

noun / ~する noun:

• opening a new shop
• opening a shop (for the day)

noun:

• (opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut

expression:

• throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ... ➜ 渡る

noun:

• subject (of a painting); motif; theme
• title of a painting

noun:

• son of a distinguished family; son of a noble

noun:

• construction of a house (divination term); form of a house

noun:

• test for a position in a company; company entrance test

noun:

• painting of a scene in Hell; a picture of Hell - four character idiom

noun / adjectival noun:

• being of a gentle disposition; being of a mild character - four character idiom

noun:

• trial decision; decision by a court; judgment from a trial

expression:

• where there is a will, there is a way - proverb

noun:

• first line (of a poem); first bars (of a melody)

noun:

• change toward a borderless world; development of a borderless world - obscure term

expression:

• throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ... ➜ 渡る・にわたって

expression / ~の noun:

• (not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit ➜ ほんのわずか

noun:

• foot of a mountain; base of a mountain

noun:

• quality of a fabric or cloth; texture of a fabric

noun / ~する noun:

• organization; organisation; formation
• structure; construction; setup; constitution

noun:

• system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.)
• tissue - Biology term
• texture (of a rock) - Geology term ➜ 石理

noun / ~する noun:

• weave (of a fabric)

noun / ~する noun:

• going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building)
• receiving a flood of critical comments on an online article, blog post, etc.

noun / ~する noun:

• shooting (a ball); shot (on basket, at goal, etc.) - Sports term

noun:

• shoot (of a tree or plant)
• chute
• shuuto; shootball; type of pitch commonly used in Japan - Baseball term

noun:

• area between the regular outfield wall and a lower home-run fence set up at a shorter distance from home plate - Baseball term - From English "lucky zone"