noun:

• meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
• goal; intent; object; aim; point ［趣旨］

noun:

• boss; leader; head
• difficult enemy in a video game, usu. found at the end of a level or game

suffix / ichidan verb:

• to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do ➜ 兼ねない

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features
• to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
• to hesitate to do something (out of consideration for others)
• to think of the future (as well as the present)

expression / noun:

• the last part of a poem or Bible verse

noun:

• the last part of a poem or Bible verse

noun:

• soot on the bottom of a pot or pan

noun:

• mass or ceremony for the repose of a soul

noun / ~する noun:

• otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense - usu. used adjectivally as 浮世離れした

noun:

• inflatable (in the sense of "needs to be inflated for normal use")

noun:

• little four winds; winning hand consisting of three kongs or pungs of winds and a pair of the fourth wind - Mahjong term - From Chinese

noun:

• bow-shaped whale-bone or copper hairpins used to increase the volume on the side of a woman's hair (Edo period) - archaism - obscure term

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to move (house); to transfer (department)
• to change the target of interest or concern
• to elapse (passage of time)
• to be permeated by a colour or scent
• to be infected; to be contagious; to spread (as in fire) - usually written using kana alone

expression:

• there is only the thickness of the boat's planking between one and perdition; on a boat, one is only an inch or two from a watery grave - proverb

noun:

• under the tracks; area under the girders of a railway or highway (often used for shops, bars, etc.) ➜ ガード

noun:

• monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; non-human primate ➜ ニホンザル
• sly person - derogatory term
• idiot; hick - derogatory term
• sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)
• clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook ➜ 自在鉤
• bathhouse prostitute - archaism ➜ 湯女

noun:

• decorating the alcove of a tea room with a hanging scroll and flowers (in more formal tea ceremonies, during only the first and second half respectively)
• style of decorating a traditional Japanese room (esp. a study) in which incense, a pair of vases and a pair of candlesticks are placed on a table in front of a trio of hanging scrolls - orig. meaning

noun:

• benefiting from the influence of a master or parent

noun:

• lantern hanging from the eaves of a temple or shrine ➜ 釣り灯籠

noun:

• lingering snow ➜ 残雪
• snowfall at the end of the winter or the beginning of spring

noun:

• lingering snow
• snowfall at the end of the winter or the beginning of spring

expression / adverb:

• without (uttering) a single word; without (giving) even the slightest response

noun / ~する noun:

• entering a track (of a train); arrival of a train (at a platform)
• passing the post (horseracing); crossing the finish line

noun:

• corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)

noun:

• word or letter layout

noun:

• title of a scripture or sacred text (e.g. Buddhist sutra)
• title on a scroll or rolled book ➜ 巻き物【まきもの】