noun / ~する noun:

• putting a name (self, company, etc.) on something (e.g. engraving, printing, etc.)

noun:

• slipway
• cradle used on a slipway for launch or repair of small ships

noun:

• bald spot (e.g. on a pet due to injury, stress, etc.); bald patch - colloquialism - obscure term

noun:

• paddle shift; paddle shifting (e.g. on a car)

expression / adjective:

• depending largely on; playing a large role in; due largely to - as ～によるところが大きい

noun / ~する noun:

• (putting a song etc. on) endless repeat; endless repetition

noun:

• mansion; palace; manor house; castle
• nobleman; noblewoman; dignitary - honorific language - archaism
• cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.) ［やかた］ - archaism

noun:

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

noun:

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

expression:

• cute, white, oval face (appearing as if someone glued eyes and a nose on an egg) - obscure term

noun:

• Newton's rings (interference pattern seen when a convex lens is placed on another surface)

noun:

• woman peddler in Kyoto from Ohara (typically with a bundle of sticks, etc. on her head)

noun:

• advance payment on behalf of a third party (with expectation that it will be reimbursed)

noun / ~する noun:

• flooding a company, organization etc. with phone complaints (usu. loosely organized on anonymous online message boards) - abbr. of 電話突撃 - abbreviation - slang

noun:

• drumming in the streets to announce a tournament - Sumo term
• announcing an event by walking around in the streets beating a drum; drum used to announce an event by walking around in the streets

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to come near; to let someone approach
• to bring near; to bring together; to collect; to gather
• to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to contribute; to donate
• to let someone drop by
• to add (numbers)
• to have feelings for (love, goodwill, trust, etc.)
• to rely upon for a time; to depend on
• to use as a pretext
• to put aside
• to press; to push; to force
• to include; to welcome (in a group); to let in - Kansai dialect

noun:

• official notice
• Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace ［お触れ・御触れ］ - abbreviation ➜ お触書

noun:

• publicly predicting the future developments of a creative work (making it difficult for the creator to use those ideas) - slang ➜ ねた

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to cause; to induce; to bring about; to provoke
• to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person) - 引き起こす, etc. only

expression / adverb:

• as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

adjectival noun / noun:

• strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a sticker for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules - four character idiom

noun:

• the charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; (so beautiful that) the moon is abashed and flowers wilt [literal] - four character idiom

noun:

• Miyako toad (Bufo gargarizans miyakonis, a subspecies of the Asiatic toad endemic to the Ryukyu Islands)

noun:

• break between the light meal and the actual serving of tea (during a formal tea ceremony)