expression:

• come hell or high water; no matter what happens; even if rain or spears should fall [literal] ➜ 雨が降ろうが槍が降ろうが

noun:

• first song or chirp, etc. (in the year) of a particular bird or insect species

noun:

• genre of action film or TV production with car chases or racing - From English "car action"

noun:

• mist over a body of water; spray
• suien; four decorative metal plates joined at right angles forming part of a pagoda finial ［すいえん］

noun:

• conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation

noun:

• compartment in a fishing boat with seawater for reviving or keeping alive fresh fish or bait

noun:

• stile; doorjamb; doorpost; vertical frame element on the left or right of a door or window

noun:

• incapacitated rape; sexual assault against somebody who is intoxicated, asleep or otherwise unable to consent or resist - Law term

noun:

• first day (in the year) that a particular species of bird or insect, etc. sing or chirp ➜ 終鳴日

noun:

• last day (in the year) that a particular species of bird or insect, etc. sing or chirp ➜ 初鳴日

noun / ~と adverb / ~たる adjective:

• tinkling sound (esp. bell on the Emperor's carriage); bright sound of metal being struck - archaism

noun:

• cry of the phoenix - archaism

noun:

• green-sand casting; casting metal with a green-sand mould

noun:

• large staple driven into two pieces of wood to hold them together; clamp; cramp (metal)
• tie (metaphorical, e.g. something that binds two people together)

pronoun:

• I; me - archaism

noun:

• (person having) thin or shaved eyebrows

suffix:

• affectionate suffix for names of young men or pets - also 丸

noun:

• object or shape that symbolizes the vow of a buddha or bodhisattva to save all life - Buddhism term

noun:

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

noun:

• goods in stock or on hand or in one's possession

noun / ~する noun:

• getting or keeping acquainted with; keeping or establishing useful contacts

noun:

• sweetbread; thymus or pancreas (esp. of a calf or a lamb) - Food term

noun:

• womb; uterus ➜ 子宮
• pork or beef uterus, eaten grilled or raw - usually written using kana alone - Food term

noun:

• (crime of) rape (or attempted rape) resulting in death or injury - Law term

adverb / ~する noun:

• in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

adjectival noun / noun:

• lacking of flair or refinement; lacking interests or hobbies; vulgarity; dull; prosaic

noun:

• feeling or atmosphere or mood of a painting; the mood to paint

noun:

• acquisition or forfeiture; acquisition (question of whether or not something is acquired) - from 取得 and 喪失