noun:

• contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game - four character idiom

noun:

• contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game - four character idiom

expression:

• the word of a wise man is worth the words of one thousand fools; one thousand chirps of sparrows, one cry of a crane [literal] - proverb

noun:

• hanging; something hanging (i.e. a flap, lappet, etc.)
• sauce for dipping, etc. made from soy sauce, mirin, vinegar and dashi - also タレ - usually written using kana alone
• (in kendo) loin guard
• kanji radical enclosing the top-left corner of a character

suffix noun:

• -ass; -head - used after a noun or na-adjective indicating someone's nature; also ったれ - derogatory term

noun:

• (not even) a bit of; (not even) a hint of; (not) an iota of - four character idiom

noun:

• pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji)
• way of reading (out loud)
• interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading

noun:

• scent of a flower floating about in the air; lingering scent of a flower in the darkness

prefix noun:

• new members (e.g. club); new students; freshman

noun:

• event to welcome new students, club members, etc. (e.g. welcome party) - abbreviation ➜ 新歓コンパ

noun:

• one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one goal, home run, etc.; one telephone call ➜ 本【ほん】
• one version
• one book; a certain book
• ippon; one point; a blow - Martial Arts term
• experienced geisha ➜ 半玉【はんぎょく】

suffix noun:

• single-minded focus on ... - after a noun, usu. as 〜一本で, 〜一本に, etc.

noun:

• (of Chinese) pronunciation of kanji without a medial between the initial consonant and center vowel
• (of Japanese) the long "o" vowel arising from combination of the "a" and "u" sounds

~と adverb:

• (with a) slap; smack; whack; sound of a sharp blow with something flat - onomatopoeia
• wham; sound of striking with something solid - onomatopoeia
• zap; crack; sound of thunder - onomatopoeia

noun:

• head of a garden; kindergarten principal; nursery school principal; park director (botanical garden); zoo director (zoological garden); head of a plantation

expression:

• helping and protecting in all ways; acting as a raincoat (protecting from rain) and acting as a hat (protecting from sun) [literal] - proverb ➜ 陰になり日向になり【かげになりひなたになり】

expression:

• the principle of fluidity and immutability in haiku; Haiku is both "fluid and transitory" and "eternal and immutable."; An interchange between the transient and the immutable is central to the soul of haiku. (Basho) - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• intermission during a performance (e.g. variety show, play, sumo, etc.)
• temporary departure of an actor (between the first and second halves of a noh or kyogen performance, during which time they change costumes, etc.)

noun:

• earth; soil; dirt; clay; mud
• the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; the land
• low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud) ➜ 鳥の子紙
• (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō) - also written as 犯土, 椎, 槌 ➜ 陰陽道

noun:

• middle of a field; middle of a country; field of contest

noun:

• Buddhist service in which the eight scrolls of the Lotus Sutra are read one scroll at a time (one morning and one evening reading each day for four days with a different reciter each time)

noun:

• first runner (in a relay race)
• top-class runner
• vanguard (of a person); front line; cutting edge - idiom
• top runner (system of benchmarking against best-in-class performance)

noun:

• seasonal word (in haiku) ➜ 季語
• seasonal topic (in haiku); seasonal word used as a theme (at a haiku gathering)

expression / adjective:

• cool and cute; cool in a cute way; cute in a cool way ➜ 格好【かっこう】

adjectival noun / noun / ~する noun:

• bitter experience; learning from a bad experience; having had enough (of something unpleasant); having had a bellyful; being sick and tired (of something); being fed up

noun:

• neighbor with just a wall between; neighbour with just a wall between

expression:

• Y adding up to Z; Y making up Z; Y constituting Z; Z consisting of Y; Z composed of Y; Z containing Y - for the pattern Y からなる Z

noun:

• 23rd night of a lunar month (esp. 8th month)
• moon-waiting party held on 23rd night of a lunar month