noun:

• great impropriety (esp. towards the imperial family) - archaism
• crime against the imperial family (or a shrine dedicated to them, etc.) ➜ 八虐

noun:

• bamboo wall-top spikes (or wood, iron); spikes placed at the top of a wall to repel thieves

suffix:

• ending; quitting; closing - after a noun ➜ 店じまい
• ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to - after the 〜ず negative form of a verb; indicates disappointment

noun:

• heavy rotation; frequently broadcasting or listening to the same music; frequently wearing the same outfit

adjectival noun / noun:

• dry (esp. as in not wet or as in dry humour)

noun:

• the most trying spot or period; the most difficult period

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to cover with paint; to hide with paint or make-up

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch - more emphatic than 気がする

noun:

• half portion of noodles or fried rice; half ball (of noodles)

noun:

• leavings of a meal; food scraps; leftovers
• food particles (in one's teeth or mouth); bits of food

noun:

• cow's tongue
• sole (any flatfish of suborder Soleoidei, esp. the tonguefishes of family Cynoglossidae or true soles of family Soleidae)

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; to locate; to identify
• to stab to death - archaism ➜ 突き殺す

particle:

• -ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going") - as …たり…たり, after the ren'youkei forms of multiple verbs
• doing such things as... - used adverbially
• expresses a command - as …たり…たり at sentence-end, after the ren'youkei forms of a repeated verb

auxiliary verb:

• to be ［たり］ - from とあり, after a noun - archaism ➜ たる
• indicates completion or continuation of an action ［たり］ - from 〜てあり, after the ren'youkei form of a verb - archaism

noun:

• last spurt; home stretch; last part of a race or period of time where you give it your best effort

noun:

• random attacker, e.g. person who randomly attacks people on the street; slasher
• demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by - original meaning

noun:

• black vinegar, usu. produced from unpolished rice
• charred kelp or shiitake mushrooms ground and mixed with vinegar, used to dress raw fish and vegetables

noun:

• note written on the reverse of the right side of an ancient document (memorandum or explanation of the contents) - archaism

expression:

• to do or not to do

noun:

• older brother; elder brother - honorific language ➜ お兄さん
• brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship)
• young man; buddy; fella; laddie - vocative

noun:

• national parliament or congress building (e.g. National Diet Building (Japan), United States Capitol (USA), Houses of Parliament (UK), etc.)

expression / noun:

• Now let's return to the main subject; To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling) - four character idiom

noun:

• two-dimensional complex; people more interested in two-dimensional (i.e. anime or manga) girls than real people

noun:

• speech balloon (in a comic strip); speech bubble
• blowoff; effusion; blowing; venting
• blowing (of a seasonal or climatic wind)

noun:

• value honor; round wind, seat wind, and dragon tiles - Mahjong term ➜ 圏風牌・門風牌・三元牌
• winning hand containing one kong (or pung) of a value honor - Mahjong term ➜ 役【やく】