noun:

• bodyguards in service of the shogun who would walk ahead of him on an outing (Edo period)

particle:

• indicates direct object of action
• indicates subject of causative expression
• indicates an area traversed
• indicates time (period) over which action takes place
• indicates point of departure or separation of action
• indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc. ➜ が・が・が

noun:

• wing length (esp. of a bird); wingspan (esp. of an aircraft)

godan ~す verb:

• to use within an inch of its life; to use every little bit of; to get the most out of

noun:

• tuft; tassel

noun / counter:

• bunch (of grapes, etc.)
• section (of an orange, etc.)

noun:

• wish; hope; petition; request
• object of an application; intent of a request - orig. meaning

noun:

• limitation; prescription of the right to prosecute an accused; statute of limitation - Law term

noun:

• the point of a sword; the advance of an army

noun / adjectival noun:

• being of an upright character; being of a noble nature - four character idiom

noun:

• prosaic person; person of an unromantic turn of mind; philistine - four character idiom

noun:

• military force; force of arms; strength of an army

noun:

• forming an alliance; conclusion of a treaty of alliance

noun:

• handle of an axe; handle of a hatchet - obscure term

noun:

• stone image of an animal; stone figures of animals

noun:

• problems of the elderly
• problems of an aging society

noun:

• cooking over the fire of an unclean home or a home in mourning; food prepared over the fire of an unclean home or a home in mourning ➜ 別火

noun:

• famous place
• name of a part (of an instrument, etc.) ［などころ］
• name and address ［などころ］

expression / noun:

• humiliation of defeat in battle; past humiliation by others; shame of an unendurable disgrace - proverb ➜ 会稽の恥を雪ぐ【かいけいのはじをすすぐ】

noun:

• written investigation; report of an investigation
• school record (on a student); transcript (of grades)

noun:

• groom; footman; stableman; equerry
• steward; intendant
• head of an institution, esp. religious; head of one institution serving also as the head of another - archaism

noun / ~する noun:

• being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• half-year (sometimes esp. as an Edo-period duration of employment) ➜ 一季
• half of a season

noun:

• public opinion; public eye; (in) the eyes of others
• discerning eye; an eye (for sth)
• perspective; way of looking at things; point of view

noun / ~する noun:

• reception of a decoration; reception of an order ➜ 授章

noun:

• bag; sack; pouch
• skin of an orange (and other like fruits)
• dead end
• plot of land surrounded by water