noun:

• fortunetelling (as an occupation)

conjunction / expression:

• as; in proportion to

noun:

• just as one wishes

noun:

• just as one wishes

noun:

• rice paid as rent

expression / ichidan verb:

• to act as chairman

noun:

• penetration (as of light)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to judge as necessary

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to feel as though ...

expression:

• as you see

expression / adverb:

• as one would expect ➜ さすがに

adverb:

• as expected

expression / ~の noun:

• as one pleases; irresponsibility

expression:

• it seems that - polite language ➜ みたいだ
• as if - polite language ➜ みたいだ

copula:

• it seems that - polite language
• as if - polite language

noun:

• food set out on a stand; gift placed on a stand
• food brought on a large stand to a brothel by a red-light district caterer - archaism

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• like an old man; like an old woman

noun:

• ganguro; young girl who heavily tans her skin, bleaches her hair and wears heavy make-up - poss. also from ガンガン黒い ➜ ギャル

noun:

• automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems) - abbreviation - IT term ➜ カウンター・モニ

noun:

• official during the ritsuryo period who was allowed to use the state-provided stables and horses - archaism

noun:

• bodyguards in service of the shogun who would walk ahead of him on an outing (Edo period)

noun:

• staff who serve or assist customers or visitors (e.g. restaurant, pachinko parlour, etc.) - From English "hall staff"

noun:

• feudal lord who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)

noun:

• Twenty-Six Martyrs of Japan; group of Japanese and foreign Catholics who were crucified in 1597 at Nagasaki

noun:

• self-styled humanitarian; chivalrous person; persons acting under the pretence of chivalry who formed gangs and engaged in gambling ➜ 渡世人・男伊達・町奴