noun:

• leaving on time (e.g. as opposed to paid or unpaid overtime)

noun:

• couchette; non-private sleeper car or berth on a European train - From French

noun:

• Kobo Daishi is always with me (written on the hats of Shikoku pilgrims) ➜ 四国遍路

noun:

• patch of plants or shrubs (e.g. on a steep rocky surface)

expression:

• better safe than sorry; one should err on the side of caution - proverb

noun:

• writings on many different topics ➜ 雑書
• book that cannot be classified in any category

noun:

• woman who puts thick white powder on her neck; low class prostitute - derogatory term

noun:

• (sake) brewed in wooden vats, squeezed out by weight on a pole - obsolete term

noun:

• government rules on structure, staffing, etc. of local bodies (e.g. police force)

noun / ~する noun:

• keeping an eye on people's belongings (so they don't get stolen)

noun:

• providing bank services on a Sunday (esp. ATM access) - From English "Sunday banking"

noun:

• sastrugi; parallel wave-like ridges formed on a snow surface by the wind

expression / ichidan verb:

• to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something)
• to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to settle in
• to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to hang on to; to hang from; to cling to
• to hound; to keep after (someone); to refuse to back down; to persist; to tenaciously face (someone); to doggedly oppose
• to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips - Sumo term

noun / ~する noun:

• regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on

noun:

• market price
• speculation (e.g. on stocks)
• reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation; esteem

noun:

• mark; guide; landmark
• purpose; aim; goal; intention; end
• sight (on a firearm) ➜ 照準器

noun:

• (Japanese) mattress; underquilt; futon laid on the floor; sleeping mat Antonym: 掛蒲団

noun:

• word of mouth
• comment on an Internet forum or web page

noun:

• batting
• butting
• intruding on someone else's turf
• having a time or schedule conflict

noun:

• exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising

~の noun / ~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• outspoken; arguing (heatedly) what one believes in; insisting on something without restraint - four character idiom

noun:

• guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange
• brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)

noun:

• Bon festival; Feast of Lanterns; Buddhist ceremony held on July 15; ullambana - four character idiom ➜ うらぼん・お盆

noun / ~する noun:

• fasting; abstinence; confinement to one's house on an unlucky day