~の noun:

• agricultural; for agricultural use

noun / suffix noun:

• pattern; design

noun:

• body build; figure; physique

noun / suffix noun:

• essential qualities; character; nature

suffix noun:

• appropriate to; fitting of; suitable for

noun:

• row; line; file; column; queue; rank; procession
• company (of someone); group; ranks
• sequence - Mathematics term

counter:

• counter for rows

noun / ~する noun:

• stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; marking time (for a soldier)
• standstill; stalemate

noun:

• grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags - abbreviation ➜ 米刺し
• sashimi (sliced raw fish) - abbreviation ➜ 刺身
• stabbing; piercing; pricking ➜ 刺す・刺す

noun:

• ninja (persons in feudal Japan who used ninjutsu for the purposes of espionage, assassination, sabotage, etc.) ➜ 忍術

adverb / noun:

• regularly; promptly - onomatopoeia

~と adverb:

• sound of clashing swords - onomatopoeia

noun:

• Manchu queue ➜ 辮髪
• padded sleeveless kimono jacket; Japanese vest (often for children) ➜ ちゃんちゃんこ

noun:

• ration-point coupon; traffic violation ticket (for which penalty points are applied to one's licence)

noun:

• unlucky for all activities, with only the period around noon being auspicious ➜ 六曜

noun:

• hanger (e.g. for mosquito net); hanging strap - usu. 吊り手
• fisherman; angler - usu. 釣り手
• lifting hand (judo) ［釣り手］ - Martial Arts term

noun / ~の noun:

• failure; defective article; dead loss; botch

noun:

• good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop

noun / ~する noun:

• shading; color; colour
• kumadori; style of kabuki makeup used for violent roles

expression / adjective:

• good at playing along; up for anything; carefree; social; positive
• uplifting; upbeat

expression:

• Out of Asia and Into Europe (slogan calling for Japan to align itself with the West) - four character idiom

noun:

• Miura map fold; special technique for folding used on some solar panel arrays

noun:

• pail-like wooden container typically lacquered in Japanese style, used for holding and serving hot liquids

expression:

• having thought for neither gain nor greed; only wanting to do something (thinking about nothing else)

noun:

• professional gambler; gangster; gang member ➜ ヤクザ
• good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well; hoodlum; ruffian

noun:

• Oversight Department (division of the daijokan responsible for controlling central and provincial governmental offices) ➜ 太政官

noun:

• rotary cutting; thinly slicing into a long strip (e.g. daikon, carrot, wood for plywood, etc.)

noun:

• petty official responsible for collecting public gossip and presenting it to the king (in ancient China) ➜ 稗史

noun:

• right of samurai to kill commoners for perceived affronts (Edo period)

noun:

• announcement calling for someone (e.g. "would XX please come to the ticket counter")

noun:

• (within) basic fare (of a taxi meter, without being charged for mileage) - From English "one meter"

noun:

• young woman who takes walks, etc. with male clients for a charge - From English "stick girl"