noun:

• yaki-fu; wheat gluten leavened with baking powder and baked into long bread-like sticks - Food term ➜ 麸【ふ】

noun:

• winning hand with at least one terminal tile in each set and no honor tiles - abbreviation - Mahjong term ➜ ジュンチャンタイヤオチュウ

noun:

• bardo; state (or period) of intermediate existence between one's death and rebirth (in Japan, 49 days) - Buddhism term ➜ 中陰

noun:

• female role (e.g. in film); female part
• occupation deemed fit for a woman
• passive role in a male homosexual relationship - slang

noun:

• strong person; person putting on a brave front - after the name of a 12th-century warrior monk
• bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.)
• checks; plaid; checked pattern - abbreviation ➜ 弁慶縞

noun:

• wrapping paper for a present; gift wrapping paper; wrapping paper with a noshi decoration printed on it ➜ 熨斗【のし】

expression / ichidan verb:

• to put a lot of effort (into); to take a strong interest (in); to put great emphasis (on); to show zeal (for) - idiom

adjectival noun:

• seeming to be with certain circumstances; seeming to be for a certain reason - archaism

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to use one's own money; to pay for from one's own pocket

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to head towards; to be inclined to go towards; to head for a place naturally - idiom

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to reach
• to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

noun:

• archery range; archery ground
• shooting range; firing range; shooting gallery ［しゃじょう］ ➜ 射撃場【しゃげきじょう】
• position where an archer is standing ［いば］
• launch site (e.g. for rockets, missiles, etc.) ➜ 発射場【はっしゃじょう】

noun:

• long homeroom; occasional or periodic extra long registration class or assembly in a school (e.g. for activities not related to class work) ➜ ホームルーム

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

expression / adverb:

• nothing (with neg. verbs); not any
• and everything else (with noun plus "mo"); all

noun:

• haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae

noun / ~する noun:

• reception; welcome; serving (food)
• wining and dining; business entertainment; corporate entertainment; entertaining politicians

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)

noun:

• spirochaete; spirochete - From Latin "Spirochaeta"
• Treponema pallidum (species of spirochaete that causes syphilis, bejel, pinta, and yaws) - colloquialism

noun:

• with an open and calm mind; with no preconceived notions; without reserve; frank; candid - four character idiom

ichidan verb:

• to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)

noun:

• translation (esp. in court); interpretation
• Edo-era translation of Dutch and Chinese

noun:

• head-to-head training; drill consisting of pushing and being pushed; battering practice - Sumo term

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• resourceful and quick-witted; showing a flash of brilliance; have a keen (sparkling) intellect - four character idiom

noun / adjectival noun:

• resourceful and quick-witted; showing a flash of brilliance; have a keen (sparkling) intellect - four character idiom