noun:

• "ear-hanging" scallop spat, i.e. piercing the resilium to string them

noun:

• first Japanese bush warbler to chirp this year (i.e. spring)

adverb / expression:

• with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask

noun:

• character (i.e. kanji)
• hand-writing; penmanship
• the ... word (i.e. "the L word" = "love") - as 〜の字 ➜ ほの字

expression:

• whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")

expression / adverb:

• or perhaps I should say; or more precisely; or, how should I put it; or rather ➜ ってゆうか

noun:

• a good time to view the moon (i.e. when it is full) - archaism

noun:

• deep throat (i.e. a concealed informant) - slang
• deep throat (i.e. deeply penetrative fellatio)

noun:

• town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood
• street; road
• 109.09 m ［ちょう・町］
• 0.99 hectares ［ちょう・町］
• downtown; main street ［街］

noun:

• label (i.e. sticker)
• label (i.e. record label) - esp. レーベル

particle:

• although; despite; even though; and yet
• whereas; while
• if only; I wish
• in order to

noun:

• wicket gate; wooden door
• entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)

adverb:

• even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)

noun:

• Forgive me for dispensing with the preliminaries, but I hasten to inform you that... - opening formula of a brief letter

noun / noun or verb acting prenominally:

• charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm) - From German "Charisma"
• charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism
• charismatic person
• someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity; idol; icon - colloquialism

particle:

• used to create a form of question indicating that the speaker actually believes the opposite is true; emphasizes a determination not to do something, e.g. "Like hell I will!" - male language

expression:

• a wise man is he who listens to counsel; a worry shared is a worry halved - proverb
• I've got something to ask you

noun:

• pornographic pose (spreading one's legs open wide with knees bent, creating the shape of the letter 'M')

noun:

• Forgive me for dispensing with the preliminaries, but I hasten to inform you that... - formal salutation for a brief letter

noun:

• controversy over school textbooks (i.e. history texts avoiding reference to Japanese military, etc. acts)

noun / ~する noun:

• greening (i.e. planting to increase greenery); tree planting; afforestation

godan ~る verb:

• to set beyond the Western horizon (i.e. the sun) - poetical term ➜ 入る【いる】

interjection:

• oh yes! - colloquialism ➜ 然う然う
• I remember; Oh, now I remember

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to remain in the morning sky (i.e. the moon and stars) ➜ 暮れ残る

noun:

• right of residence (i.e. right to go on leasing a house, etc.)