expression:

• rubbernecking; the thrill of looking at something scary or unpleasant and wanting to look at it all the more because it is scary or unpleasant

noun:

• match where the umpire disqualifies the coach and one player after the player has done something dangerous (such as hit by pitch; to prevent retaliation by the opposing team) - Baseball term

noun:

• the poor; the needy; the destitute

noun / ~の noun:

• the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected

noun:

• race to be the pitcher with the most wins in the season - Baseball term - From English "hurler derby"

noun:

• debt cancellation order issued by the Emperor or the Shogun (during the Muromachi and Kamakura periods) - archaism

noun:

• cloudy weather near Hokkaido during the herrings season (from the third to the sixth lunar month)

noun / ~の noun:

• one side; one party; counterpart; the other side; the other party ➜ 両方
• one of a pair; fellow; mate

noun:

• compound ideograph (one of the six kanji classifications); kanji made up of meaningful parts (e.g. "mountain pass" is up + down + mountain)

noun:

• outer two ribs of a folding fan (i.e. the thick ribs, one at each end)
• outer frame of a lattice door

noun:

• embouchure; position and use of the lips, tongue, and teeth in playing a wind instrument - From French
• mouthpiece of a musical instrument

noun:

• cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding

noun / ~する noun:

• appearing on the cover of a magazine

noun:

• spring and autumn; spring and fall
• years; age
• The Spring and Autumn Annals; The Chronicles of Lu; Chunqiu; Ch'un Ch'iu ［しゅんじゅう］ ➜ 五経

expression / adjective:

• mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable - idiom

noun:

• humble samurai who served as a body guard on foot ➜ 徒侍
• bodyguards in service of the shogun who would walk ahead of him on an outing (Edo period) ➜ 徒士組【かちぐみ】

noun:

• imperial palace; person living in the imperial palace (esp. the emperor) - honorific language ➜ 内裏
• festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress - polite language ➜ 内裏雛

noun / ~の noun:

• eventful times for the nation (world); the nation (world) being in turmoil; the storm clouds gathering in the land - four character idiom

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:

• thing; object; article; stuff; substance
• one's things; possessions; property; belongings - as 〜のもの, 〜のもん
• things; something; anything; everything; nothing
• quality
• reason; the way of things
• used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen - formal noun often used as 〜ものだ - usually written using kana alone

suffix noun:

• item classified as ...; item related to ...; work of ...
• cause of ...; cause for ...

prefix:

• somehow; somewhat; for some reason ［もの］ ➜ 物寂しい【ものさびしい】
• really; truly ［もの］ ➜ 物珍しい【ものめずらしい】

noun:

• compound ideograph formation (one of the six kanji classifications); making kanji up of meaningful parts (e.g. "mountain pass" is up + down + mountain) ➜ 会意文字

noun:

• household of which half of the taxes were given to a designated person (ritsuryo system); vassal household allotted to a courtier ➜ 食封

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

expression:

• one can say more with a look than with ten thousand words; the eyes cannot belie one's true thoughts; the eyes are the windows to the soul; eyes are as eloquent as the tongue - proverb ➜ 物を言う

noun:

• jar; pot; vase
• dice cup
• depression (i.e. the basin of a waterfall)
• target (when aiming an arrow) - archaism
• (figurative) bull's-eye - usually written using kana alone ➜ 思うつぼ
• key point (of a conversation, etc.) - usually written using kana alone
• acupuncture point; moxibustion point - usually written using kana alone
• nodes on a fingerboard (of a shamisen, etc.) - often ツボ - usually written using kana alone

adverb:

• to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; stubbornly; persistently; consistently; to the utmost
• after all; it must be remembered; only; purely; simply