noun:

• part of the fabric that is wrapped farthest from the skin when wearing a garment that is wrapped in front of one (such as a kimono) ➜ 下前
• percentage; commission ➜ 上米【うわまい】

noun:

• light that is said to be emitted from some hair or tuft in Buddha's forehead; ray of light from the tuft of white hair (between the eyebrows) - from 白毫相光 - abbreviation

expression:

• there is only the thickness of the boat's planking between one and perdition; on a boat, one is only an inch or two from a watery grave - proverb

noun:

• number crossword (var. of kanji crossword puzzle with numbers where squares with the same number contain the same kanji) - abbreviation ➜ ナンバークロス

noun:

• shrine ritual held with the first two months of the year to forecast (or pray for) a successful harvest
• seasonal planting of rice on a field affiliated with a shrine

noun:

• monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; non-human primate ➜ ニホンザル
• sly person - derogatory term
• idiot; hick - derogatory term
• sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)
• clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook ➜ 自在鉤
• bathhouse prostitute - archaism ➜ 湯女

noun:

• the best one can do; one's best effort

adverbial noun:

• with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to labor (labour) for the public good; to work for the public good

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to repay double the original amount
• to repay x times the original amount - following a number x

ichidan verb:

• to come for the first time; to become for the first time

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to grab someone by the collar; to grab someone by the lapels

noun:

• for the first time; first thing; doing something for the first time - archaism
• first menstruation - archaism

noun:

• the week after the following week; two weeks later; two weeks after that

~の noun / adjectival noun:

• high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the high side
• on the expensive side; comparatively expensive ➜ 安め【やすめ】

noun:

• wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score - Mahjong term

godan ~く verb:

• to wear on the head - archaism
• to have cloth, clothing, etc. bestowed upon one by their lord or master; to wear such cloth on the left shoulder
• to be injured

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 / suffix noun:

• just before; on the verge of; on the brink of
• just in front of; just ahead of

noun:

• interior of the womb (of a pregnant woman); interior of the uterus
• interior of a Buddhistic statue

auxiliary verb:

• used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader) - polite language ➜ ませ
• used to indicate respect for those affected by the action - archaism - humble language

expression:

• not to write to or visit someone; road of the weasel (it is believed that if someone blocks the path a weasel, he will never take that path again) [literal]

expression:

• not to write to or visit someone; road of the weasel (it is believed that if someone blocks the path a weasel, he will never take that path again) [literal] ➜ いたちの道

noun:

• the first half-year; first half of the year

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset) ［焼ける］
• to be jealous; to be envious

noun:

• shrine ritual held with the first two months of the year to forecast (or pray for) a successful harvest
• seasonal planting of rice on a field affiliated with a shrine

noun:

• nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); foreigner of Japanese parentage

noun / suffix noun / prefix noun:

• the Second (king, etc. of the same name); second generation; junior

noun:

• son - colloquialism