adverbial noun:

• in the future; from now on; henceforth; hereafter - archaism

noun:

• cloth dyed in a dappled pattern - abbreviation ➜ 鹿の子絞り
• pattern of white spots; dapples - abbreviation ➜ 鹿の子斑
• mochi containing red bean paste - abbreviation ➜ 鹿の子餅
• fawn - original meaning - archaism ➜ 鹿【か】

noun:

• (openable) panel in a door

noun:

• palace kitchen in which final preparations to the imperial family's meals (e.g. reheating) were made (Heian period)
• kitchen (in a noble's manor)

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to be in high spirits

noun:

• proportional representation system in which votes are cast for a publicly available list of party members or for individual members of that list

noun / adjectival noun:

• (doing something) in tears

noun:

• humble language in which an action or object is not directed toward the listener (or a third party); humble language used as a courtesy ➜ 謙譲語Ｉ

noun / ~する noun:

• collection in one volume

noun:

• shellfish cooked in its own shell (esp. turban shell) - abbreviation ➜ 栄螺の壺焼き
• food cooked in a crockpot

expression / ichidan verb:

• to fill in a hole; to plug up a hole; to fill in for a vacancy

expression:

• in time of need; for a rainy day; in case of emergency

noun:

• someone who battles on in difficult circumstances

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to stay in one's heart; to be enduringly memorable; to be unforgettable

expression:

• not in the work force

expression:

• a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); a person standing in one's way; a superior who obstructs one's freedom of action ➜ 目の上のこぶ

expression:

• walk a mile in other's shoes to understand their suffering; you can't appreciate others' suffering until you've gone through it yourself; pinch yourself and know others' pain [literal] - proverb

noun:

• short arched (traditionally bamboo) fence around walls of traditional townhouses, esp. in Kyoto (protects lower walls from fouling or damage)

noun:

• spirit residing in the ground

noun / ~する noun:

• separating words in Japanese with spaces (e.g. in kana-only books for children) - Linguistics term

noun / ~する noun:

• increase in sophistication; enhancement of functionality; increase in speed; upgrading

expression:

• in contrast to; despite ➜ に依る【による】

noun:

• anonymous scholarship system for orphans whose parents have been killed in traffic accidents (from Daddy-Long-Legs, a 1912 novel by Jean Webster) ➜ 大蚊
• harvestman; daddy longlegs (arachnid of order Opiliones)

noun / ~する noun:

• votive lantern in a shrine or temple

noun:

• style of Shinto architecture in which the main hall and worship hall share one roof, and are connected via an intermediate passageway