noun / ~する noun:

• entering a mountain area (for climbing)
• entering a monastery; coming to live in a temple

expression / noun:

• person of high standing facing no opposition and with a warped view of reality
• The Emperor's New Clothes (tale by Hans Christian Andersen) - orig. meaning

expression:

• starting something in the eleventh hour; have not thy cloak to make when it begins to rain; don't lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen; braiding the rope only after the thief is caught - proverb ➜ 泥縄【どろなわ】・泥縄式【どろなわしき】

expression / noun:

• dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky

noun:

• study (for a role); preparation for a part (in a play, etc.)

noun:

• retirement age
• years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion - archaism

adverb / ~と adverb:

• gulping down (a drink); guzzling; chugging - onomatopoeia

adjectival noun:

• sloshing around (of liquid in one's stomach) - onomatopoeia

noun:

• palmyra - abbreviation ➜ 多羅樹
• lusterleaf holly - abbreviation ➜ 多羅葉
• patra (silver incense dish placed in front of a Buddhist statue)

noun:

• visiting another school (e.g. of kendo) and defeating each member in a fight

noun:

• national of a third country
• foreigner resident in Japan (esp. Chinese and Korean) - derogatory term

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• dripping ink marks; a work of calligraphy being written in bold and vivid strokes - four character idiom

noun:

• invitation letter (e.g. document in support of a visa to enter Japan)

noun:

• bumpy texture of a material (esp. woven fabric) ➜ 烏帽子
• creases in an eboshi hat

counter:

• double; unit used in calculation of a hand's score - Mahjong term

noun:

• in the capital; in Tokyo

noun / ~する noun:

• in prison; in the military

particle:

• by (indicating means of action); as (a group, etc.) ➜ からして・として・にして・為る
• indicates patient of a causative expression - as 〜をして in modern Japanese
• acts as a connective - after the ren'youkei form of an adjective
• adds emphasis - after an adverb or a particle

conjunction:

• and then ➜ そして

noun / ~する noun:

• chanting in a loud voice; singing in a loud voice

noun:

• awareness of the issues; (having a) critical mind; concerns

noun / ~する noun:

• phone trace; detecting the source of a telephone call

noun:

• washing only the soiled part (of a garment)

expression / noun:

• the last part of a poem or Bible verse

noun:

• the last part of a poem or Bible verse

expression / adverb:

• as a matter of fact; to tell the truth

expression / adverb:

• as a matter of fact; to tell the truth