noun:

• replacement tile drawn after declaring a kong - Mahjong term - From Chinese

expression / ichidan verb:

• to make a gesture or say something during a break in conversation, playing of songs, etc.; to interrupt

expression / adjective:

• not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position

noun:

• any of a number of respectful terms written after the addressee's name in a formal letter

noun:

• hitting a ball; batting; stroke - Sports term

noun:

• refusing to allow a passenger on board a train or into a bus or taxi

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to contract a disease

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to have a narrow view of things; to look at the ceiling through a reed [literal]

noun:

• card indicating a pass in the higher Chinese civil service examinations - archaism ➜ 科挙

noun:

• hinged bamboo water cup or trough, which makes a percussive sound periodically as it tips over

noun:

• writing in a formal style (bungo) ➜ 文語体

noun:

• wooden box carried on one's back to store items for a pilgrimage

noun:

• the handwriting of a high-ranking person

expression / noun:

• skin as beautiful as a gem; beautiful skin

noun:

• person who poses a high risk

noun:

• marriage following adultery and a subsequent divorce

noun:

• a beautification drive

noun / ~する noun:

• full payment of a tax

noun:

• draft of a magazine's content (usu. a table showing the allocation of each page)

noun:

• reading a text from start to finish
• transliterating classical Chinese into Japanese ➜ よみくだす

noun / ~する noun:

• cutting a thin object (e.g. vegetable stalk) at a 45 degree angle; cutting in a way that blunts or rounds the cut ➜ 削ぐ

noun:

• jumping through a hoop

noun:

• journey without a destination ➜ 旅

noun:

• erection of a pillar by sinking it directly into the ground