noun:

• groups of hiragana characters which are arranged to look like a face

noun:

• sword blade

godan ~る verb:

• to act like a know-it-all; to pretend you know everything; to fancy one is an authority

noun:

• homemade bento containing food decorated to look like cute characters (from anime, etc.) ➜ キャラ・弁【べん】

noun:

• ferocious leopard-like beast; brave warrior

adjectival noun:

• like this; this sort; this way

adverb:

• just like; the same as; no different than

expression:

• like water off a duck's back; urine on a frog's face [literal] - colloquialism ➜ 蛙の面に水

noun:

• kite shaped like a footman

noun:

• goldfish with a shrimp-like tail ［えびお］
• head of a shamisen or lute (bent back like a shrimp's tail)

noun:

• dragon-like cryptid fish with many whiskers and no bones (likely a sturgeon) ➜ 蝶鮫

noun:

• expression suggesting that the pace of change makes ten years back seem like ancient history - four character idiom

noun:

• skilled actor who is like a child offstage; good actor who knows but little of the ways of the world - four character idiom
• child kabuki actor - orig. meaning - archaism

noun:

• sound like tapping a soft belly

noun:

• sword blade

noun:

• spare or new razor blade

adverb:

• just like

expression:

• like dew or lightning, gone in a flash ➜ 如露如電

noun:

• lake shaped like the kanji "heart" character (traditional Japanese gardens)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself

noun:

• maki sushi typically made from eel and cucumber, often with a face-like pattern when cut - from うなぎ and かっぱ
• mascot character used by Tajimi City in Gifu

noun / ~の noun:

• law-like nature; regularity

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to (do) like this ➜ 為る【する】

adverb / ~の noun:

• like this; such; thus; in this way

expression:

• like a decent person; human