noun:

• explanatory notes (at the start of a book); introductory remarks; usage guide (e.g. of a dictionary)
• legend (on maps, drawings, etc.) ➜ キャプション

expression / adjective:

• broad-minded ➜ 懐の深い
• (of a rikishi) tall, with long reach, making it harder for their opponent to get a grip on their mawashi

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to change clothes (on someone else, e.g. child, doll); to change the wallpaper or skin (of a smart phone, etc.)

noun:

• coloring fabric by placing a paper stencil over it and brushing on the dye; fabric colored in such a manner - obscure term

noun:

• altered photograph, usu. with sexual connotations, such as putting someone's face on top of a picture of a nude idol, etc. - abbreviation ➜ アイドルコラージュ

noun:

• Shunkei lacquerware; lacquerware created using transparent lacquer on yellow- or red-stained wood, allowing the natural wood grain to be seen

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to blow upon; to breathe on; to spray ➜ 吹きかける【ふきかける】
• to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms) ➜ 吹きかける【ふきかける】
• to exaggerate; to overcharge ➜ 吹きかける【ふきかける】

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)

suffix:

• keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use - negative nuance, with the state being improper, unpleasant, etc.

noun:

• stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers) - esp. 重石 - abbreviation ➜ 重し石
• weight (as used in balances)

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)

noun / ~する noun:

• the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot - four character idiom

expression / ichidan verb:

• to have a guilty conscience; to have (something) lie heavy on one's conscience

expression / ichidan verb:

• to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools ➜ 両天秤に掛ける

expression / ichidan verb:

• to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools ➜ 両天秤を掛ける

expression / adjective:

• to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility

~する verb (spec.) / intransitive verb:

• to close in on (30 years of age, etc.); to approach; to get close to ➜ 垂んとす

suffix noun:

• keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use - negative nuance, with the state being improper, unpleasant, etc. ➜ っ放し

noun:

• transverse temporal gyri; ridges on the cerebral cortex; Heschl's gyri; Heschl's convolutions ➜ 脳回

noun:

• half-face makeup; makeup on half the face ➜ メーク

godan ~る verb:

• to draw a tile from the wall - Mahjong term ➜ 自摸
• to win on a self-drawn tile - Mahjong term ➜ 自摸

noun / ~する noun:

• appearing with one's (full) name; showing one's name (on a nameplate, etc.)

adjectival noun / ~の noun:

• somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size ➜ 小振り

noun / ~する noun:

• large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke

noun:

• yellow sand; yellow dust; Asian dust; dust carried on high winds from Mongolia, northern China, and Kazakhstan
• loess ➜ 黄土
• desert ➜ 砂漠

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (e.g. load, patronage of customers, etc.); to hold on to