noun / ~する noun:

• a round; a circuit; a revolution; a lap; a turn

noun:

• a little; a few; a bit; a touch; a smidge

noun:

• border; boundary - usu. さかい
• turning point; watershed ［さかい］ - often ...を境に
• area; region; spot; space; environment - usu. きょう
• psychological state; mental state - usu. きょう
• cognitive object; something perceptible by the sense organs or mind ［きょう］ - Buddhism term

noun:

• mistake; error; blunder ➜ ミス
• accident; mishap; trouble
• improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion

noun / ~の noun:

• expert; professional; master; connoisseur Antonym: 素人【しろうと】
• woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes ➜ 素人

noun:

• mistake; error; blunder ➜ ミス
• accident; mishap; trouble
• improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion

noun:

• woman well past her prime; matron well-advanced in age

noun / ~の noun:

• the Amazon river
• Amazon (woman of Greek mythology)

noun / ~する noun:

• joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side ➜ 併置【へいち】

noun:

• card to pick up (in card games); card that is picked up by players instead of read (in karuta); card printed with the second half of a poem (in karuta) ➜ 読み札

noun:

• blotting sheet (as a cosmetic aid for removing oils and make up); blotting paper; oil absorbing sheet; oil absorbing paper

expression:

• a fox is not taken twice in the same snare; there are no birds in last year's nest; there aren't always loach under the willow tree [literal]; good luck does not always repeat itself - proverb

noun:

• flowers reflected on a mirror and the moon reflected on the water's surface; something that is visible but having no substance; the subtle and profound beauty of poems that cannot be described in words - four character idiom

noun / suffix:

• master; teacher

noun:

• coach who owns his stable - Sumo term

noun:

• ESPer; one who has ESP (extrasensory perception)

noun:

• enthusiast; fan; devotee; one who loves something

expression:

• good things come to those who wait - proverb

noun:

• donor; one who does something for you

noun:

• Arhat; Buddhist monk who has attained Nirvana

noun:

• actor who specializes in ruffian roles (specialises)

noun:

• rentier; person who lives on investment interest

noun:

• person who has made outstanding cultural contributions

noun:

• double grave of lovers who died together

noun:

• retainer who dares to dissuade his lord

noun:

• great sweater; one who perspires freely