expression / godan ~う verb:

• to draw a sword

noun:

• lining a kimono with the same material as the kimono itself

expression:

• a neighbour is better than a relative living far - proverb

expression / noun:

• (as alike as) two peas in a pod - idiom

godan ~る verb:

• to bend down with a round back

noun:

• crime of exposing a severed head

noun:

• restoring a computer to factory settings (esp. through reinstallation of the operating system, or use of a recovery CD) - IT term

noun / adjectival noun:

• having a gentle and sincere personality - four character idiom

noun:

• elucidation of a difficult passage

noun / ~する noun:

• delivering a message to the emperor

noun / ~する noun:

• hitting the maximum value of a numeric counter (in a video game) - abbreviation ➜ カウンターストップ

expression:

• more than a friend (implies a degree of intimacy)

noun:

• kanji "crooked seal" radical at right (variant of radical 26)

noun:

• study of the English language as a means to acquire Western knowledge (esp. after the end of Japan's period of isolation)
• English literature; British studies

expression / adjective:

• having a small bladder; having an overactive bladder

noun:

• kanji "spear" radical at right

noun:

• last death anniversary for which there is a memorial service held (usu. the 32nd or 49th) - Buddhism term ➜ 弔い上げ

noun:

• back of a chair

noun:

• surface of a wound

noun:

• replying to someone's email after a long delay; slow response - slang ➜ レス

noun:

• raised path leading to a shrine

noun / ~する noun:

• becoming employed by a government office, agency, board, etc.

expression / ichidan verb:

• to make a false accusation - obscure term ➜ 言いがかり

noun:

• approving a document without adequately reading it; rubber-stamping - sensitive

expression:

• eating only a little; having a small appetite ➜ 食の細い