noun:

• charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; (so beautiful that) fish stay on the bottom of water and flying wild geese fall from the sky in shame [literal] - four character idiom

expression / noun:

• charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; (so beautiful that) fish stay on the bottom of water and flying wild geese fall from the sky in shame ➜ 閉月羞花・沈魚落雁

noun:

• focus (of a lens); focal point - From Dutch "brandpunt"
• point (of a discussion, e.g. on-point, off-point)

noun:

• glutinous rice with red beans (eaten on celebratory occasions); mochi rice with red beans

adverb:

• at the long end (e.g. hold); on the long side (e.g. cut) ➜ 長め

adverb:

• holding horizontally in one's mouth; holding on the side of one's mouth

expression / noun:

• rain falling on cherry blossoms; rain at the time of the blossoming of cherry trees

expression:

• putting the cart before the horse; putting the diapers on before (the baby) is born [literal] - idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip
• going the long way round; making a detour

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
• to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to ［かじりつく］

noun:

• (in Japan) 3rd note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. E) ➜ 十二律・太簇
• (in gagaku) scale similar to the Dorian mode on E ➜ 律旋・六調子

noun:

• student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try ➜ 現役

noun:

• strong person; person putting on a brave front - after the name of a 12th-century warrior monk
• bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.)
• checks; plaid; checked pattern - abbreviation ➜ 弁慶縞

noun / adjectival noun:

• unfinished; unripe; incomplete

noun:

• unfermented narezushi; unfermented brine-pickled sushi ➜ 熟れ鮨
• noh mask with slightly protruding horns and frizzy hair (representing a woman on her way to becoming a hannya) ➜ 般若

noun:

• on the bank of; by the side of (e.g. a river, pond) - esp. ほとり
• (in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity; nearby

suffix noun:

• around (Sunday, last year, etc...) ［あたり］
• for instance ［あたり］

noun:

• thank God it's Friday; TGIF; going out on Friday night; flowery Friday (when young men et al. stay out late) [literal] - from 花の金曜日

noun:

• natural or man-made feature or object on the earth's surface (trees, hill, river, road, building, etc.); object or structure important in a battle, esp. for concealment

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to tell (to do); to order; to charge; to direct
• to tell on (someone); to tattle; to report
• to often say

noun:

• wrapping paper for a present; gift wrapping paper; wrapping paper with a noshi decoration printed on it ➜ 熨斗【のし】

expression / godan ~ぐ verb:

• to sew a fox's skin to the lion's; to graft a bamboo shoot on a tree [literal] - idiom

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to think of as the main point; to make the main purpose; to put the focus on ➜ 主眼

noun:

• telegony; influence of a previous sire on the offspring of a female with a later sire (discredited theory of heredity)

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form)
• to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board)
• to store

adverb / ~と adverb:

• gentle clinking; sound of rapping; sound of rattling; sound of lightly chopping - onomatopoeia
• simmering noise; light bubbling; sound of cooking something on a low flame - onomatopoeia

expression / ichidan verb:

• to put a lot of effort (into); to take a strong interest (in); to put great emphasis (on); to show zeal (for) - idiom