noun:

• waza-ari (in judo, a half-point awarded for good but incomplete execution) - Martial Arts term

noun:

• geisha; woman who entertains (e.g. by playing the shamisen) for her living - obscure term ➜ 歌妓

noun:

• room arranged for the summer (by removing screens and doors to improve air flow) ➜ 襖【ふすま】・障子

noun:

• observatory for astronomy, cloud-watching, etc. - archaism
• astronomical expert - abbreviation - archaism ➜ 霊台郎・天文博士
• place where the soul is located - archaism

noun:

• pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure - abbreviation

noun:

• residence for low class samurai enrolled in one of the police forces (Edo period) ➜ 与力・同心

noun:

• chartering broker (arranges customs clearance and shipping details for trade goods); freight forwarding agent - abbr. of 乙種海運仲立業 - abbreviation

noun:

• collecting waste paper (old newspapers etc.) and exchanging them for tissues

noun:

• Forgive me for dispensing with the preliminaries, but I hasten to inform you that... - opening formula of a brief letter

noun:

• one step away from fishing (i.e. needing two more tiles for completion) - Mahjong term ➜ 聴牌

noun:

• Out-of-Africa theory (positing a recent African origin for modern humans)

expression / noun:

• a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon

expression:

• had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything
• begging pardon

noun:

• group dating; gathering for young people to socialize with the opposite sex ➜ コンパ

noun:

• playing on equal terms; having no handicap for either player - Shōgi term ➜ 平手
• being evenly matched - Shōgi term

noun:

• food boiled or stewed in soy sauce, sugar, mirin, etc. for short-term preserving - Food term

noun:

• anticipated questions and answers (e.g. for a press conference, interview or oral exam)

noun:

• seasoning of grated daikon with soy and vinegar, usu. for fish or vegetables - Food term ➜ おろし和え【おろしあえ】

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to unlock ［開ける］
• to open (for business, etc.) ［開ける］
• to empty; to remove; to make space; to make room - esp. 空ける
• to move out; to clear out - esp. 空ける
• to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily) - esp. 空ける

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to dawn; to grow light - esp. 明ける
• to end (of a period, season) - esp. 明ける
• to begin (of the New Year) - esp. 明ける
• to leave (one's schedule) open; to make time (for) - esp. 明ける
• to make (a hole); to open up (a hole)

adverb:

• why?; what for?
• how?; by what means?

noun:

• room to let; room for rent

noun:

• cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)

noun:

• suitable age (esp. for marriage); marriageable age

adverb:

• something; for some reason; some kind of

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to yearn for (someone, something); to miss