noun:

• built-in function (e.g. in programming language)

noun:

• marathon training in physical education classes in Japanese schools

noun:

• national rural police (established in 1947, abolished in 1954)

noun:

• person in charge of warming sake in a bar

noun:

• dancing together in unison (in noh, kyogen, etc.)

expression:

• in a sense; in some way; to an extent

adverb / noun:

• in order; in turn

adverb:

• in order; in turn

noun:

• In-Out Board (in office)

noun:

• in the capital; in Tokyo

noun / ~する noun:

• in prison; in the military

adverb / ~と adverb:

• in swarms; in great crowds ➜ わんさガール

noun:

• light that is said to be emitted from some hair or tuft in Buddha's forehead; ray of light from the tuft of white hair (between the eyebrows) - from 白毫相光 - abbreviation

adjective:

• far; distant; far away; a long way off; in the distance
• distant (past); remote (in time); remote; far-removed (in time)
• distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone)
• far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.); not similar; way off
• hard (of hearing) - as 耳が遠い
• nearsighted - as 目が遠い

noun / ~する noun:

• felt hat - abbreviation ➜ 中折れ帽子
• stopping in the middle; being interrupted in the middle; being broken in the middle
• prematurely going soft during intercourse - slang

noun / ~する noun:

• yell used to time or encourage activity (e.g. "Heave ho!", "On three ... One, two, three!" in English); enthusiastic shout from the audience (e.g. in kabuki); shouting (in concerts)

adverb:

• before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently; knowingly

expression:

• heaven's vengeance is slow but sure; heaven's net is wide and coarse, yet nothing slips through - four character idiom

expression / ichidan verb:

• to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind - idiom

expression:

• a man's word is his bond; a man does not go back on what he's said - proverb ➜ 二言【にごん】

noun:

• New Year's banquet (held annually by the emperor on Jan. 5, prior to WWII)
• New Year's party ➜ 新年会

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to make good use of one's spare moments
• to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

noun / ~の noun:

• one's own strength; one's own efforts

noun:

• self-salvation - Buddhism term

adjectival noun / adverb / noun:

• to one's heart's content; as much as one wants

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares - four character idiom