expression / godan ~る verb:

• to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense

expression:

• not knowing what to do with the time one has on one's hand

noun:

• "new" sumo (for women) conducted on a mat, wearing leotards instead of a mawashi - Sumo term

noun:

• pip (spot on a die)
• small cube (esp. of food); die; dice

expression:

• yours sincerely (used to sign off on letters); respectfully yours - female language

noun:

• small-scale version of the 88 temples of Shikoku (i.e. on Awaji Island) ➜ 四国八十八箇所

noun:

• big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage ➜ 晴れ舞台

noun:

• nut (on the head of a shamisen, supporting the second and third strings)

noun:

• road-rail vehicle (vehicle which can travel both on railroad tracks and normal roads)

noun:

• chocolate given by a boy to a girl on Valentine's day - obscure term

noun:

• lowest part; bottom (or footer) of a page, computer screen, on-screen window, etc.

noun:

• words you can't say on TV or radio; taboo words banned from broadcasts ➜ 放送禁止用語

noun:

• form of astrology based on the Xiuyaojing (brought to Japan in the Heian period) ➜ 宿曜

noun:

• record of information about a Buddhist statue (usu. an inconspicuous inscription on the statue)

noun:

• second athlete to compete in a 5-on-5 team competition (kendo, judo, etc.) ➜ 先鋒【せんぽう】

noun:

• downstage right pillar (on a noh stage) used as a positioning guidepost for actors

adverb:

• from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to depend on somebody else's (financial) support (usu. one's parents') ➜ 親のすねをかじる

noun:

• loading goods on a truck - From English "vanning"
• remodelling a station wagon, light van, etc.

noun:

• raised platform on the bank of a river for enjoying the summer cool

expression:

• not knowing what to do with the time one has on one's hand - unorthodox form ➜ 間が持てない

noun / adjectival noun:

• elegance; dandyism; sophistication; having style
• affectation; showing off; putting on an air; appearances; doing something just for show

noun:

• scale (of fish, snake, etc.)
• serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

• stinging; smarting; tingling; burning - onomatopoeia
• on edge; nervous; tense - onomatopoeia

adverb / ~と adverb:

• ripping; peeling; tearing - onomatopoeia
• shrill sound of a whistle - onomatopoeia

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

• quivering; trembling - onomatopoeia

noun / ~する noun:

• unemployed person - colloquialism
• vagabond; floater; vagrant - colloquialism

noun:

• day labourer, esp. on the docks ［風太郎］