noun:

• arranging a group of people so as to form a character or spell out a message

adjectival noun / noun:

• standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal - four character idiom

noun:

• batting eye; ability to judge whether a pitch will be called a ball or a strike - Baseball term

noun / ~する noun:

• forming a kong by adding a tile drawn from the wall to a declared pung - Mahjong term - From Chinese ➜ 槓

noun:

• real image - Physics term ➜ 虚像【きょぞう】
• real form; real-life image; true picture; actual conditions; actual circumstances ➜ 虚像【きょぞう】

noun / ~する noun:

• entering a track (of a train); arrival of a train (at a platform)
• passing the post (horseracing); crossing the finish line

noun:

• black hair that has been dyed blond after the roots begin to grow in at the top giving an appearance much like custard pudding; pudding head [literal] - colloquialism

expression:

• a wise retainer chooses a great lord to serve; a wise bird chooses a good tree in which to roost [literal] - proverb

expression:

• in that way; like that; that way

expression:

• in that way; like that; that way

noun:

• ape mask
• ape-like face; ape face

noun / ~する noun:

• adventure; venture

noun / adjectival noun / ~する noun:

• venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger; hazard; risk

adjectival noun / adverb / noun:

• the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain

noun:

• game in which the object is to topple the opposing team's pole

expression:

• we meet only to part; meeting is the first step to parting [literal] - proverb

noun:

• country bumpkin - archaism - derogatory term
• John Doe; used to refer to someone whose name is unknown

noun:

• fabric dyed, embroided or impressed so that the original fabric is completely covered

noun:

• as-is item; fixer-upper; item suitable for restoration - From English "restore base"

suffix noun / noun:

• rival; opponent; adversary; competitor; enemy (esp. one with which there is longstanding enmity); foe - usu. pronounced がたき when used as a suffix ➜ 仇【あだ】・敵【てき】

noun:

• revenge
• spouse - archaism

particle:

• indicates emphasis, agreement, request for confirmation, etc.; is it so - at sentence end

interjection:

• hey; come on; listen

auxiliary adjective:

• not - verb-negating suffix; may indicate question or invitation with rising intonation - colloquialism ➜ ない

expression:

• one's father is more horrifying than any natural disaster; earthquakes, thunder, fires, the old man [literal] - proverb

noun:

• deceptive advertising; misleading advertisement (presenting one's product as being better or cheaper than it really is)

noun:

• player put on starting list to be replaced by another when the opponent's pitcher is known

expression / adverb:

• after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably

noun:

• carton (e.g. of cigarettes)
• tray (in which money is placed when paying); dish
• pasteboard ［カルトン］ - From French "carton"