noun:

• local warriors, or provincial or district officials, who developed paddy field lands

noun:

• roasted or deep-fried fish or meat, marinated in a spicy sauce

noun:

• subject (of a portrait or bust); a person posing for a portrait or bust - obscure term
• (historically) patron; someone who commissions a Buddhist temple or work of art

noun / ~する noun:

• promise; agreement; arrangement; one's word; contract; pact; appointment; engagement; date - honorific language - humble language ➜ 約束

noun / ~の noun:

• something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

expression / adjective:

• (having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school)
• of poor quality or workmanship

conjunction:

• or; or else

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly
• to express (e.g. emotion in poetry)
• to read (extra meaning) into (something)
• to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system); to load - IT term

noun:

• make-or-break game in a go or shogi tournament
• ozeki-ranked wrestler being in danger of losing his rank if he fails to win 8 or more bouts in a 15-day tournament - Sumo term

noun / ~する noun:

• seeing (or dropping) off, then later picking up or going to meet (the same person)

noun:

• chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce - Food term

noun / ~の noun:

• aliteracy; loss of interest in or shift away from reading (especially serious) books or literature

noun:

• (a Buddhist monk or priest or nun) without head shaven and not wearing religious garb - four character idiom

noun:

• euphoria experienced by college students or workplace recruits at the beginning of school or work ➜ 五月病・六月病

suffix noun:

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

noun:

• people who study or work while listening to the radio (or watching television, etc.)

noun:

• deuteragonist; secondary or supporting actor in a noh or kyogen play (possibly multiple actors) ➜ 仕手

noun:

• crown or head-ornament worn with formal or ceremonial clothes by nobility (ritsuryo system) - archaism

noun:

• leaf, branch with leaves, or paper placed under a serving dish or offering

noun:

• feigning innocence, ignorance or naivety
• someone (esp. a woman) pretending to be innocent, ignorant or naive

noun:

• radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days (programme)

noun:

• radio or television serial broadcast in the same time slot each day or week

expression:

• come hell or high water; no matter what happens; even if rain or spears should fall [literal] - idiom ➜ 雨が降ろうと槍が降ろうと

expression:

• come hell or high water; no matter what happens; even if rain or spears should fall [literal] ➜ 雨が降ろうが槍が降ろうが

noun:

• first song or chirp, etc. (in the year) of a particular bird or insect species

noun:

• genre of action film or TV production with car chases or racing - From English "car action"