noun:

• hook (high point of a song)
• (at a sushi shop) wasabi ［さび］ - abbreviation ➜ 山葵

noun / ~する noun:

• assumption of a suitable form (by a buddha or bodhisattva) - Buddhism term

noun:

• tigon (offspring of a male tiger and a female lion); tiglon ➜ ライガー

suffix:

• someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place) - colloquialism ➜ 江戸っ子

expression:

• being a guest for too long (e.g. of a neighbor)

noun:

• spreading a piece of wet washing or paper on a board

noun / ~する noun:

• isolation (e.g. of a particular chemical substance within a mixture)

expression:

• a fish out of water; a kappa up on the land [literal] ➜ 河童

noun / ~の noun:

• (at a rate of) once a month

noun:

• 10 percent monthly interest

expression:

• being a spectator; observing (out of curiosity) as a disinterested party

noun / ~する noun:

• incorporation; conversion to a corporation; privatization (of a previously public body)

noun / suffix noun / counter:

• serving (of food); helping

noun:

• chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce - abbreviation ➜ 盛り蕎麦

expression:

• (bringing up a child) with greatest care pampering (him, her) with material comforts of a rich family; (being brought up) in a hothouse atmosphere - four character idiom

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to fix one's hair (hairdo) (esp. if disheveled); to straighten one's hair; to make an adjustment to one's hair; to do (up) one's hair

expression / ichidan verb:

• to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options
• to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools ➜ 両天秤を掛ける

noun:

• first part of a poem; first part of a verse

noun:

• honor of seeing (a person); honour of seeing (a person)

noun / adverbial noun:

• flash of lightning; flash of a sword; brandishing a sword - four character idiom

noun:

• top ridge of a roof; main ridge of a roof

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to put an end to
• to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of

noun:

• var. of mochi made from a mixture of rice flour and sweet bean paste (famous product of Kagoshima)

noun:

• projecting part (of a headland, etc.) ［出っ鼻］ ➜ 出鼻
• moment of departure; (on the) point of going out ➜ 出端
• outset; start; beginning ➜ 出端

noun / ~する noun:

• spending one night ahead (e.g. at a hotel near the airport the night before catching a flight); spending the night before ➜ 後泊【こうはく】

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to raise; to bring to (someone's attention)
• to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to play on (one's sympathies) ➜ 理性に訴える
• to complain
• to sue (a person); to take someone to court
• to resort to (e.g. arms, violence) ➜ 暴力に訴える

adverb / ~と adverb:

• gentle clinking; sound of rapping; sound of rattling; sound of lightly chopping - onomatopoeia
• simmering noise; light bubbling; sound of cooking something on a low flame - onomatopoeia