noun:

• anomaly; angular distance of a planet from its perihelion as seen from the sun - Astronomy term

noun / ~の noun:

• seedling; plant raised from the seed

noun:

• being excused from various levies and taxes during the age of militarist government - four character idiom

noun:

• water ball; large inflatable sphere that allows a person inside it to walk across the surface of a body of water

noun:

• seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; kind; variety; quality; tone
• material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); subject; theme; (news) copy
• ingredient; leaven (bread); main ingredient of a sushi - Food term
• cause; source
• trick; secret; magician's trick; inside story
• paternal blood; lineage ➜ 胤
• breed (of a stock); sperm; semen

noun:

• large bird
• peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish) - esp. 鵬 ➜ 鵬【ほう】
• fenghuang (Chinese phoenix) - esp. 鳳 and 凰 as male and female respectively ➜ 鳳凰

noun:

• (being a) fan of an entire music group (esp. idol group); not having a favorite member of a group - slang ➜ 推し【おし】・単推し

noun:

• without touching; no touching - From English "no touch"
• not participating in; not being concerned by; without being involved in

noun:

• (being beholden to someone for a favor of) a night's lodging and a meal - four character idiom

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse for doing something

noun:

• small boat used for transport on rivers (Edo period); barge; boat used for unloading goods from a large anchored boat ➜ 瀬取り船
• boat with a roof used for boating on a river
• small boat selling food and drinks on a river - archaism

noun:

• (written) resignation from a political party; notice of resignation from a party

noun:

• area outside an urban planning zone; no land-use zoning area

noun / ~する noun:

• vehicle burglary; theft from a vehicle; stealing valuables from an unattended car

noun:

• person who steals from a vehicle

noun:

• central stalk of a dried rice plant ➜ 藁しべ

noun:

• mythical carp with the head of a lion and the body of a fish (auspicious protectors of well-being)

noun / ~する noun:

• being liberated from earthly desires and the woes of man; (reaching) nirvana; moksha; mukti

noun:

• going through a cave, grass ring or the interior of a large Buddhistic statue, etc. (symbolizing rebirth)
• narrow grotto (into which a person can barely fit)

noun:

• water from the capital (Kyoto), rumored to have a whitening effect - archaism
• type of washing lotion from the end of the Edo period - archaism ➜ 化粧水

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse

noun:

• tears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitude

noun:

• range of use; range of application; range of applications; scope (of a document) - IT term

particle:

• too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence)
• both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence) - as ＡもＢも
• even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than - used for emphasis or to express absence of doubt regarding a quantity, etc.
• even if; even though; although; in spite of - often as 〜ても, 〜でも, 〜とも, etc.

adverb:

• further; more; again; another; the other - colloquialism - abbreviation ➜ もう

noun / ~する noun:

• being at a complete loss as to what to do; being at one's wit's end; being at a loss for an answer - four character idiom

noun:

• game in which children use a piece of charcoal on a string to create and lift up snowballs - archaism