noun:

• shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player

noun / ~の noun:

• ideal
• ideal in a ring (i.e. subset of a ring closed under addition and multiplication by elements of the ambient ring) - Mathematics term

~の noun / noun:

• speckled with white; salt-and-pepper (pattern, fabric, etc.)

noun:

• marbling (of beef) ➜ 霜降り肉
• (of fish, chicken, shellfish, etc.) blanching by exposure to boiling and then icy water - abbreviation ➜ 霜降り作り
• formation of frost - orig. meaning

noun:

• sequential art or pictures (type of printed, graphic storytelling, differentiated from manga by its liberal use of page space, often only one panel per page, and sparing use of dialogue)

noun:

• sequential art or pictures (type of printed, graphic storytelling, differentiated from manga by its liberal use of page space, often only one panel per page, and sparing use of dialogue) - abbreviation

ichidan verb:

• to be charmed by; to be attracted to; to be taken with; to be drawn to

expression:

• well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few

noun:

• without touching; no touching - From English "no touch"
• not participating in; not being concerned by; without being involved in

expression:

• it's not a problem; it's not a big deal; (person or thing) can be easily beaten or bettered (by one) ➜ 目じゃない

expression:

• with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand

noun:

• groove in a shamisen player's fingernail caused by the friction of the string of the instrument
• someone's ability to play the shamisen

noun:

• joint venture of government and business; business venture financed jointly by the public and private sectors; semi-public sector; third sector [literal]

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to be struck by a chance blow; to be embroiled in; to be caught up in; to be dragged into

expression:

• sharp eyes and ears used for collecting information far and wide; having the acumen and shrewd discernment gained by widely-collected information; being well-versed on a subject; books which broaden our knowledge - four character idiom

noun:

• determined purpose
• an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought) - Buddhism term
• a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu) - Buddhism term ➜ 浄土宗

noun:

• impoverishment of fishermen because of a bumper catch; decline in fishermen's income caused by the sharply lower fish prices as a result of an overabundant catch - four character idiom

expression / prefix:

• to allow oneself to ...; to take the liberty of ... - with noun+する or noun+をverb

expression:

• it is presumed that; (I, we) presume that
• on one's own accord; by one's arbitrary decision ➜ 勝手に

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to become broken; to break down
• to be crazy; to be nuts - usu. as イカれて（い）る
• to be infatuated with
• to be outdone (by someone); to be beaten (in a contest)

adjectival noun:

• of the old feeling of naniwa-bushi; marked by the dual themes of obligation and compassion that distinguish the naniwa-bushi ballads ➜ 浪花節

pre-noun adjectival:

• such (about something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or about ideas expressed by the speaker); like this ➜ あんな・そんな・どんな

noun:

• object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami ➜ 形代

noun:

• appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.
• literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning
• face (of a printing type)

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to redeem; to take out of pawn
• to buy a geisha or prostitute out of bondage (by paying off her debt to her employer) ➜ 身請け

noun:

• noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy) ［はんにゃめん］
• dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression

expression / adverb:

• well; properly; suitably
• best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of; please do
• just like ...; as though one were ... - as ...よろしく
• by all means; of course - as よろしく…べし