noun:

• gobang (game played on go board involving lining up stones); gomoku; Five in a Row

noun:

• central black dot on a go board
• Tengen era (978.11.29-983.4.15)

expression:

• a curse will rebound on yourself as well; curses, like chickens, come home to roost - proverb

noun:

• tool which is attached to something (e.g. fire extinguisher on a boat); accessory; appliance

noun:

• body set on fire from head to foot (like a daruma doll being ritually incinerated)

noun:

• chocolate given to a boy on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment

noun:

• soba and rice cooked together along with meat, vegetables, etc. on a metal plate

noun:

• (something that is) available for use at any time; (someone who is) at one's beck and call; (something over which) one has complete mastery - four character idiom

expression / ~する verb (spec.):

• to have readied a bow and stand at ready; to watch for an opportunity; to wait until the time is ripe ➜ 満を持す

noun:

• compulsory adherence to a party decision; restrictions on party debate - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• measuring weight; weighing
• maximum weight (on a scales) ［ひょうりょう］

expression / noun:

• star seen on a rainy night; "rare occurrence" [figurative]; "rare sight" [figurative] ➜ 雨夜

expression / ichidan verb:

• to agree on the principle; to firmly establish a policy

noun:

• taking on cargo; loading (e.g. a ship); cargo; shipment

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to cling to; to hold on to; to hold fast to
• to grapple
• to set about doing; to begin; to commence; to undertake
• to take hold of; to possess; to haunt - of a demon, thought, emotion, etc. ➜ 取り憑く【とりつく】
• to obtain a clue; to get a lead

noun / ~する noun:

• retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation
• command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; imposition
• descent from heaven - orig. meaning

noun:

• carry-back; bringing the ball back to one's own position (in rugby) - Sports term
• carryback; carrying over a deduction or credit from a prior year to the current year (to reduce income tax) - Economics term

noun:

• low-class prostitute who was kept in a sort of cage at the front of the establishment (Edo period)

adverb / ~の noun:

• close by; right there; short distance away; a hop, skip and jump away
• at once; as soon as possible; immediately

noun:

• framed picture or motto (usu. horizontal, hung over gates or lintels)

noun:

• stew of cubed meat or fish (esp. pork belly or tuna) - Food term

noun:

• demonic or magic being; inhabitant of hell (or the spirit world) ➜ 神族・魔界

noun:

• nashiji (lacquering technique using gold or silver powder or flakes)

noun:

• white cloth or kimono with black or indigo splash patterns

noun:

• club (esp. for devotees or fanciers of some subject or activity)