noun:

• Hikari; high-speed Tōkaidō and Sanyō-line Shinkansen train service (faster than Kodama; slower than Nozomi) ➜ こだま・のぞみ

noun:

• record highest (in number); most on record

noun:

• dependent; parasite; hanger-on; burden

noun:

• Chinese bronze inscriptions; type of lettering used on metal objects, especially in China during the Yin and Zhou dynasties

noun:

• raised floor storehouse; granary built on stilts ➜ 高床式倉庫

noun / ~する noun:

• firmly bear in mind; have something engraved on one's mind (heart) - four character idiom

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to start with the looks; to start (at the wrong end) by focusing on the superficial

expression:

• having said that; on the other hand

noun:

• blue film; early (1950s-) type of hardcore pornographic film usually filmed on 8 or 16mm film and often in black market circulation

noun:

• homa stick; stick on which prayers are written, then ritually burnt before an idol to ask for blessings - Buddhism term

adjectival noun:

• practical; pragmatic; hands-on; nuts and bolts

noun:

• continued alertness; unrelaxed alertness; remaining on one's guard; being prepared for a counterstroke
• follow-through (e.g. in archery)
• lingering affection; attachment; regret; regrets; reluctance - orig. meaning

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be pretentious; to put on airs

noun:

• half-crying; being on the verge of crying

noun / ~する noun:

• riding in the same carriage (car) (with a superior); attending on (one's superior) in the same carriage

noun:

• geographic features; divination based on the lay of the land

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to place in a row; to line up
• to list; to enumerate
• to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies

expression / ichidan verb:

• to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on

noun / ~する noun:

• abseiling; lowering on a rope - From German "Abseilen"

noun:

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

noun:

• kakko; Japanese hourglass drum, played with sticks on both sides, traditionally used in gagaku - Music term

expression / ichidan verb:

• to enqueue; to queue in line - IT term

expression / noun:

• being in a helpless situation; (like a) fish on a chopping board [literal] - idiom

expression:

• sweet words only please a fool; flattery works on puppets and fools - proverb

godan ~す verb:

• to use one thing for several purposes; to use the same thing on multiple occasions
• to work someone hard; to order around; to boss