noun / suffix noun:

• just before; on the verge of; on the brink of
• just in front of; just ahead of

noun:

• gas pedal; pressing one's foot on the genitals of a supine person while pulling on their feet

noun:

• west wind in the early spring (traditionally on the night of the 20th day of the second month of the lunar calendar); wind that blows seashells ashore [literal]

noun:

• dumplings offered to the moon (on the 15th day of the 8th month and the 13th day of the 9th month)

expression / noun:

• collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first Day of the Rat of the New Year)

noun:

• looking on from the side; looking on by an outsider

noun:

• (on) the way; (on) one's way; (en) route - usu. adverbially as 行きしなに ➜ 行きがけ

noun / ~する noun:

• being enraged (indignant, impatient); gnashing the teeth and clenching the arms on the breast (in anger or regret) - four character idiom

expression:

• victory depends on the luck of the day (i.e. it isn't always the strongest who wins)

noun:

• rope that ties the lower end of the sail to the hull (on a Japanese-style ship)

adverb:

• over one's shoulder

noun:

• (one's natural) shoulder strength

noun:

• shoulder-length hairstyle for children - archaism

noun:

• form of torture in which the victim kneels on triangular wedges and stone slabs are placed on their lap

noun:

• on-the-spot inspection; on-site inspection

noun / ~する noun:

• selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available

~の noun:

• commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf; store-bought

noun:

• collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first Day of the Rat of the New Year) - obscure term ➜ 子の日の遊び

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to go on tour; to be on the road (e.g. theatre troupe) (theater)

noun:

• rope weapon with a sickle on one end and a ring on the other

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to hold or carry under or in the arms
• to have (esp. problems, debts, etc.)
• to employ; to engage; to hire

noun / ~の noun:

• bottom-up approach to management; on-the-spot decision-making; hands-on approach (policy, etc.)

noun:

• day of the boar in the tenth month ➜ 亥の子
• mochi eaten on the day of the boar (esp. at the time of the boar)

expression:

• putting the cart before the horse; putting the diapers on before (the baby) is born [literal] - idiom

noun:

• shoulder (of a road); berm

noun:

• shoulder pad