noun:

• half of a piece of paper; half-size paper; (ticket) stub

noun / ~する noun:

• marrying (of a monk) - Buddhism term
• returning to secular life (of a monk) - Buddhism term

noun:

• first five syllables (of a tanka); first line (of a poem)

noun:

• piece of meat; lump of meat
• the body; the flesh

noun:

• paca (any of either species of paca, esp. lowland paca, Agouti paca)

noun:

• inspection (esp. of a document); stamp of approval (for a document)

noun:

• diagonal view of face (artist term); three-quarter view of face

noun:

• paper of the same material, colour, etc.; same type of paper

expression / noun:

• fruit of one's labor; result of one's efforts

noun:

• (seat at) the head of the table; seat of honour (honor) - colloquialism

noun:

• principle of virtuous government; virtue as the principle of good government

noun:

• leavings of a meal; food scraps; leftovers
• food particles (in one's teeth or mouth); bits of food

noun:

• white vinegar; plum vinegar made without perilla ➜ ホワイトビネガー・梅酢【うめず】
• dressing consisting of a dashi-diluted mixture of vinegar, ground sesame, tofu, sugar and salt - Food term

noun / ~する noun:

• formation; establishment; materialization; coming into existence
• conclusion (e.g. of a deal); approval; completion; arrangement
• being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding; applying

noun:

• last spurt; home stretch; last part of a race or period of time where you give it your best effort

noun:

• being preoccupied with immediate (superficial) differences without realizing that there are no differences in substance; six of one and half a dozen of another - four character idiom

noun:

• remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting) - usu. アラ
• flaw (esp. of a person); fault; defect
• rice chaff

prefix:

• rough
• crude; raw; natural; wild

noun:

• mist over a body of water; spray
• suien; four decorative metal plates joined at right angles forming part of a pagoda finial ［すいえん］

expression:

• bursts of exertion will fail to bear fruit if interrupted by long periods of idleness - four character idiom
• strenuous efforts, unless sustained, are to no avail (Mencius)

noun:

• five implements placed in front of a Buddhist altar: two candlesticks, two vases (usu. containing flowers made of gilded copper) and one incense burner

noun:

• soryo system; organization of regional landholding families based on divided inheritance under the leadership of a main heir, usu. the eldest son (Kamakura period)

noun:

• which one
• one of; any of

suffix:

• far from; anything but; not at all
• let alone; to say nothing of; not to speak of; much less

noun / ~する noun:

• all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration - four character idiom

noun:

• ground beetle; carabid (esp. of superfamily Caraboidea, but excluding subfamily Carabinae)
• Anisodactylus signatus (species of ground beetle)