noun:

• go or shogi tournament

noun:

• pleat or fold peak

noun / adverb:

• a day or two - four character idiom

noun:

• single or detached house

noun:

• single or detached house

expression:

• regardless of; whether (or not) - volitional form of verb + が ➜ が

noun:

• fixed or appointed date

expression / noun:

• all-or-none law - Medicine term ➜ 悉無律【しつむりつ】

noun:

• dobsonfly or stonefly larva - in Shinshu

expression:

• something or other; anything

noun:

• crossover cardigan or sweater - From French "cache-coeur"

expression:

• though; even if; whether ... or ...

noun:

• scaly hide or skin

noun:

• Dear Sir or Madam - opening formula of an urgent letter

~の noun / noun:

• for visitors or guests

expression:

• without eating or drinking - usu. ...で

expression:

• otherwise; if not; or else

noun:

• three or four days

noun:

• two or three days

noun:

• antique car or motorcycle

expression:

• spoiling someone's work; useless effort; laboring in vain; labouring in vain; if a peasant sows seeds, the crows will dig them up [literal]

noun:

• competent in all fields; jack of all trades; very active in many fields; versatile; all-round; 8 faces and 6 arms [literal] - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• open-air tea ceremony
• aristocrat taking a break during a trip in a palanquin
• something standing in the open

noun:

• humour; humor; temper; mood; spirits - honorific language - polite language ➜ 機嫌
• safety; health; well-being; one's situation - honorific language - polite language

adjectival noun:

• in a good mood; in high spirits; happy; cheery; merry; chipper

noun:

• stage prop in kabuki, consisting of a revolving panel with a life-size doll on each side
• rapid change in a situation, person's attitude, etc.