expression / ~の noun:

• so far; up to now; hitherto

expression:

• that's enough (for today); it ends here

noun:

• bodyguard; bouncer; guard
• bar (e.g. on a door); bolt
• stick or pole used for self-defence - orig. meaning

particle:

• indicates emphasis, agreement, request for confirmation, etc.; is it so - at sentence end

interjection:

• hey; come on; listen

auxiliary adjective:

• not - verb-negating suffix; may indicate question or invitation with rising intonation - colloquialism ➜ ない

noun:

• drudge; grind; swot; someone who studies too much

noun / ~する noun:

• cram-study (for exam, etc.); swotting

noun:

• non career (i.e. civil servants not on track for high-ranking positions)

noun:

• dragon boat (long 22-person canoe used for racing); races with such boats - From Chinese

noun:

• Romancecar; Odakyu Electric Railway's name for its limited express luxury tourist services south-west of Tokyo

noun:

• popularization; simplification; explaining in simple language
• adaptation of history for popular reading (esp. Chinese); historical novel writing

noun / ~する noun:

• transliteration ➜ 音写
• phonetic representation of a foreign word using Chinese characters
• reading aloud (for people with impaired vision)

noun:

• light, thin, single-layer kimono (esp. from hemp or raw silk, for summer use)
• shroud; burial clothes - abbreviation ➜ 経帷子

noun:

• carpenter's square (for checking angles)
• common shaku (unit of distance; approx. 30.3 cm)

noun:

• the hard way; striving for enlightenment through one's own efforts (as opposed to reliance on Amitabha) - Buddhism term ➜ 易行道

noun:

• water-filled bamboo tube which clacks against a stone when emptied; device for scaring birds from gardens ➜ 添水

noun:

• school uniform for boys, often with stand-up collar, long jacket and loose trousers - colloquialism

noun:

• hakapik; iron hammer and hook mounted on a long wooden pole used for killing seals - From Norwegian

expression:

• what more can one say?; utterly at a loss for words (because of disbelief or disgust)

noun:

• Promide (product name for bromides released by Marubell); bromide (publicity photograph of a movie star, entertainer, etc.) ➜ ブロマイド

noun:

• link banner (graphic or logo provided for use in linking to web site) - IT term

noun:

• costumed mascot character (oft. devised for PR purposes by local governments, government departments, etc.) ➜ キャラ・緩い

noun:

• cornering someone by lying in wait, e.g. for an unexpected interview or photograph; doorstepping - idiom

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• hanging; dangling

noun:

• letter explaining the reasons for cutting down an alleged villain; assassin's written vindication of his killing

noun:

• stew prepared from ingredients contributed by members of a party, and eaten in the dark for fun ➜ 闇汁

noun:

• stew prepared from ingredients contributed by members of a party, and eaten in the dark for fun ➜ 闇鍋

noun:

• demanding again what one has already obtained; coaxing out of someone for a second time - obscure term ➜ 強請り

noun:

• butcher-bird prey impaled on twigs, thorns, etc. for later consumption - abbreviation ➜ 百舌の早贄
• first offering of the season - orig. meaning