expression / noun:

• hanger-on; lackey; sycophant; snow stuck under a geta sandal [literal] - usu. in ref. to the smaller party in a coalition government - idiom - derogatory term

noun:

• celebration held 50 days after the birth of a child ➜ 五十日【いか】

noun:

• fiftieth day after the birth of a child
• fifty days

noun:

• four of a kind (poker hand) - From English "four card"

noun:

• large sound of unknown source heard on a forested mountain - from the idea that such sounds came from trees being felled by tengu ➜ 天狗

noun:

• atmosphere (esp. of a place or person); mood; vibe; ambience - colloquialism ➜ 雰囲気

noun:

• official promotional photo of a musician, model, etc. - from アーティスト写真 - abbreviation

noun:

• kite with a (kanji or kana) character written on it

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to give (time, money, goods); to donate
• to do; to perform; to conduct
• to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
• to sow; to seed; to scatter (e.g. fertilizer); to sprinkle
• to spread far and wide - archaism

adverb:

• anywhere; for all time; to the ends of the earth
• through thick and thin; come hell or high water; to the bitter end; to the utmost
• persistently; stubbornly
• in all respects; on every point
• thoroughly; exhaustively

noun:

• being so broad-minded as to accept all sorts of things, both good and evil; being broad-minded enough to be tolerant of people of all shades - four character idiom

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to be very clear
• to be keenly cold; to be cold and clear

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air
• to strike at something and miss; to fan the air

noun:

• the four great families of the age (esp. the Minamoto clan, the Taira clan, the Fujiwara clan and the Tachibana clan)
• varna (each of the four Hindu castes) ➜ ヴァルナ

noun / ~する noun:

• catch; catching; obtaining (e.g. information); receiving (e.g. radio transmission or phone call)
• catch - Baseball term

noun:

• shop tout; puller-in

noun / ~する noun:

• catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water

noun:

• catcher - Baseball term ➜ キャッチャー
• call waiting - abbreviation - colloquialism ➜ キャッチホン

noun:

• Foreign Exchange Control Law; Foreign Exchange and Foreign Control Trade Law - abbreviation

noun:

• island
• territory (of a prostitute, organized crime gang, etc.); turf - usually written using kana alone

noun / ~する noun:

• preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

noun / suffix noun:

• corner; nook; recess

noun:

• downstage right (on a noh stage) ［角］ - obscure term ➜ 目付柱

noun / adjectival noun:

• unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; disaster; accident

noun:

• death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

pronoun:

• you - formerly honorific, now oft. derog. term referring to an equal or inferior - familiar language - male language
• presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.) ［おまえ］

noun / suffix noun:

• pillow; bolster
• introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in

noun:

• end (of a street, hallway, etc.)

noun / ~する noun:

• propulsion; drive
• promotion (e.g. of a government policy); furtherance; implementation

noun / ~する noun:

• holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)