expression / ichidan verb:

• to act as chairman

noun:

• penetration (as of light)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to judge as necessary

noun / ~する noun:

• viewed as a problem ➜ 問題

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to feel as though ...

expression:

• as you see

expression / adverb:

• as one would expect ➜ さすがに

adverb:

• as expected

noun:

• sex (as a sport) - from セックス and ラクロス - slang

expression / ~の noun:

• as one pleases; irresponsibility

expression:

• it seems that - polite language ➜ みたいだ
• as if - polite language ➜ みたいだ

copula:

• it seems that - polite language
• as if - polite language

noun / ~する noun:

• selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available

~の noun:

• commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf; store-bought

noun:

• collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first Day of the Rat of the New Year) - obscure term ➜ 子の日の遊び

noun:

• small opening in the side of some traditional Japanese clothing for women and children (e.g. kimono, yukata) (located where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit)

noun:

• refined sake not diluted in water; undiluted sake; unblended whisky (whiskey)

noun / ~する noun:

• club that has suspended its activities
• not attending one's club

expression:

• things that do not exist; fur on turtles, horns on rabbits [literal] - four character idiom - idiom

expression:

• things that do not exist; horns on rabbits, fur on turtles [literal] - idiom - four character idiom - Buddhism term

noun:

• main dish (e.g. meat, fish, but not rice); principal dish ➜ メインディッシュ

noun / ~する noun:

• deep gratitude; heartfelt appreciation; not forgetting to express one's gratitude

noun:

• freshly squeezed juice; not-from-concentrate juice - From English "straight juice"

noun / ~する noun:

• designing a font
• creating a new character not currently available

noun:

• the concerned government agencies; the ministries and agencies that are relevant to the matter at hand; the relevant authorities - four character idiom

noun:

• the two leading actors (in a play); the two star players; the two distinctive features; the two main items (attractions) - four character idiom