noun:

• pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc. ➜ 愛称【あいしょう】

noun:

• lucky day
• an unspecified day of the month, used on diplomas, proclamations, etc.

noun:

• iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); ditto mark

noun:

• paper, cloth, wood, etc. representation of a sacred object
• paper doll used in purification rites - Shintō term

suffix noun:

• month (of the year); used after number or question word (e.g. nan or nani)

noun:

• air guitar (imaginary instrument used when pretending to play the guitar)

particle:

• particle used to indicate that what precedes it is an extreme example and strongly negates it ➜ どころか

noun / suffix noun:

• elder brother ➜ 兄【あに】

pronoun:

• pronoun or suffix used in reference to an older brother figure; Mister; Mr - familiar language - male language

noun:

• agreement used to prevent unauthorized or faked divorce by couples in Japan in the future

noun:

• the five fundamental seasonings used in Japanese cooking: (in order) sugar, salt, vinegar, soy sauce, miso

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable

noun:

• appearing in one's finest clothes; appearing in one's hour of triumph

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to insist on one's own ideas; to have one's own way

expression / noun:

• the most one can do; as much as one can; as hard as possible

expression:

• unable to suppress one's emotions ➜ 堪える
• unable to cope with one's responsibilities

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to disgrace one's ancestors; to tarnish the honour of one's ancestors

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to be true to one's name; to live up to one's reputation

expression / ichidan verb:

• to have one's fun spoiled; to have one's enthusiasm dampened

noun:

• forgetting one's serious objectives by becoming engrossed in trivial pursuits; being distracted by trivial objects and losing sight of one's original goal - four character idiom

noun:

• column (of data) ➜ ロー
• column (used in distillation, column chromatography, etc.)

noun:

• type of loom used in olden times - archaism
• loom; traditional loom

yodan ~す verb (archaic) / transitive:

• to get used to seeing; to be familiar with - archaism

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to summon; to get used to call

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to become used to seeing; to be familiar with

noun:

• copper foil (used in copper plating)
• copper layer (of printed circuits)