expression:

• in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to) ➜ 備える【そなえる】

noun:

• announcer; presenter; broadcaster; reporter
• in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows

noun / ~する noun:

• not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence ➜ 無沙汰

noun / suffix noun:

• department (in an organization); division; bureau - higher than a 課
• club
• part; component; element
• category

counter:

• counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine

noun / ~する noun:

• concentration; diligence; devotion
• asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment ➜ 六波羅蜜
• adherence to a vegetarian diet

noun:

• one-piece garment with snaps up the front, sort of like a jumpsuit for babies - From English "baby all"

noun:

• cross-grips (situation in which each rikishi has an underarm grip on the other) - Sumo term
• kimono made for young children

noun / suffix:

• including; inclusive of ［こみ］

noun:

• komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go) - usu. コミ - usually written using kana alone - abbreviation ➜ コミ出し【コミだし】

noun / ~する noun:

• criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; finding fault
• calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something

noun:

• used women's clothing store (catering to male clientele who purchase panties, high-school uniforms, etc. for sexual arousal) ➜ ブルセラ

noun:

• chickweed (stitchwort) roasted and mixed with salt, then ground into a powder for use as toothpaste - obscure term

expression / godan ~る verb:

• you'll have to pay for it; the bill will come due; there's no escaping - idiom ➜ ツケが回って来る【ツケがまわってくる】

noun:

• short roughly woven fence - usu. not 間狭 - archaism
• divider between boxes (i.e. for box seats) in a theatre, etc.

expression / noun:

• butcher-bird prey impaled on twigs, thorns, etc. for later consumption

noun:

• last death anniversary for which there is a memorial service held (usu. the 32nd or 49th) - Buddhism term ➜ 三十三回忌

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to serve; to work for; to attend

~する verb (spec.) / transitive:

• to treat; to feast; to provide dinner for

noun:

• tea chest
• box for tea utensils (tea ceremony)

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to treat; to feast; to provide dinner for ➜ 饗する

~する verb (spec.) / transitive:

• to manage
• to carve; to write (for posterity)

noun:

• applicant for a job; job seeker; job-hunter

noun:

• dietary supplement (for sports); energy supplement; nutritional supplement

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)

noun / ~する noun:

• getting oil; extraction of oil (e.g. from seeds); drilling for oil

ichidan verb:

• to hold onto (for a long period); to persist in; to maintain