noun:

• inner canthus; inner corner of the eye ➜ 目尻

noun:

• outer canthus; outer corner of the eye ➜ 目頭

noun:

• head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year

noun:

• a child; one child
• one of several children, especially the son and heir
• one stone (in the game of go) ➜ 一目【いちもく】

noun / ~する noun:

• shaving the very top of the head

noun:

• wealth and military strength of a country; "rich country, strong army": a slogan from the Meiji era referring to the government's goals for the country - four character idiom

expression / ichidan verb:

• to have grown tense (of a situation); to have become critical (and to be on the verge of a major upheaval)

noun:

• ringing one's chopsticks against a dish (in order to request seconds, etc.) (a breach of etiquette)

particle:

• denotes uncertainty ➜ とやら
• such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like; A and B and whatnot - as ＡやらＢやら...

noun:

• registration of transfer of shares; entry of a change of holders in the register of shareholders

noun:

• head of a family; first name on a list

noun:

• oni; ogre; demon
• spirit of a deceased person ➜ 亡魂
• ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.) ［おに］
• it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.) ［おに］ ➜ 鬼ごっこ【おにごっこ】
• Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions) ［き］ - Astronomy term ➜ 二十八宿・朱雀【すざく】

prefix:

• very; extremely; super- ［おに］ - slang ➜ 超

noun:

• to enrol in a temple school; child enrolled in a temple school ➜ 寺子屋
• incarcerating a criminal in a temple as a form of punishment (popular during the latter Muromachi and Azuchi-Momoyama periods)
• to go to a temple and repent (following a disaster, etc.)

noun / ~する noun:

• entering a track (of a train); arrival of a train (at a platform)
• passing the post (horseracing); crossing the finish line

adverb:

• that is to say; that is; in other words; I mean; that (this, it) means
• in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run; when all is said and done; what it all comes down to; when you get right down to it; basically

noun:

• clogging; obstruction; stuffing; (degree of) blockage
• shrinkage
• end; conclusion ➜ とどのつまり
• dead end; corner - archaism
• distress; being at the end of one's rope - archaism

noun:

• China ［ちゅうごく］ ➜ 中華人民共和国
• Chūgoku region of western Honshu (incl. Okayama, Hiroshima, Shimane, Tottori and Yamaguchi prefectures) ［ちゅうごく］ - abbreviation ➜ 中国地方
• central part of a country; main region ［ちゅうごく］
• province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)

noun:

• area on the concave side of a mountain arc or a crescent-shaped archipelago ➜ 外帯
• area of southwestern Japan north of the Median Tectonic Line ➜ 西南日本内帯

noun:

• area on the convex side of a mountain arc or a crescent-shaped archipelago ➜ 内帯
• area of southwestern Japan south of the Median Tectonic Line ➜ 西南日本外帯

noun:

• last spurt; home stretch; last part of a race or period of time where you give it your best effort

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to manage; to control; to maneuver; to steer
• to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument)
• to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
• to manipulate (a person, public opinion, etc.); to pull the strings; to control from the shadows; to mastermind

noun:

• parliamentary motion of non-confidence against the cabinet

noun:

• being inseparable as a form and its shadow; a person's deed mirrors the good or evil of his mind; husband and wife being never apart - four character idiom

noun:

• ritual music and dancing in shrines and temples
• rice dance; rice festival
• tofu (or fish, etc.) baked and coated with miso - abbreviation - Food term ➜ 田楽焼き
• turning something in the manner one would use to cook dengaku-doufu on both sides - abbreviation ➜ 田楽返し

noun:

• working the corners; hitting the corners of the plate; pitcher's technique of throwing a ball aiming at the edge of the strike zone - Baseball term - From English "corner work"
• cornering skill (skating, driving, etc.)

noun:

• head; chief; leader; elder
• the greatest of all; the most excellent