noun:

• difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); fall distance
• difference; gap

noun:

• compound ideograph (one of the six kanji classifications); kanji made up of meaningful parts (e.g. "mountain pass" is up + down + mountain)

noun:

• outer two ribs of a folding fan (i.e. the thick ribs, one at each end)
• outer frame of a lattice door

noun:

• being jealous of things that have nothing to do with one; being jealous of others who are in love with each other - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• circumvention of the law; evasion of the law (by using legal means to obtain a result normally only obtainable by illegal ones)

noun:

• classical form of i-adjective inflection formed by contraction of the "ku" adverbial form with the classical verb "ari" ("aru")

noun:

• embouchure; position and use of the lips, tongue, and teeth in playing a wind instrument - From French
• mouthpiece of a musical instrument

noun:

• room behind the curtain of a noh stage, where the actors prepare; greenroom (noh); mirror room [literal]
• hall of mirrors (at Versailles)

noun:

• member (of a group led by a kumigashira); member (of a fire brigade)
• muntin; mullion; member; fret

noun:

• cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding

noun / ~する noun:

• appearing on the cover of a magazine

noun / ~する noun:

• including a sum of money in one's calculations
• appropriation (a sum of money)

noun:

• national center of trade unions; national centre of trade unions

yodan ~る verb (archaic) / intransitive verb:

• to cause heartache because of a (hidden) love; to be miserable because of love - archaism

noun:

• the skin (of a human being)
• warmth of the skin; body warmth

noun:

• chapel; place of worship (esp. Christian) ［れいはいどう］
• place of worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto) ［らいはいどう］

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to hinder the growth of (e.g. plants, someone); to hamper the growth of

noun:

• expansion of one's sphere of influence; increase in one's power (strength, influence) - four character idiom

noun:

• mixture of both culture and vulgarism; mixture of both literary and colloquial (language) - four character idiom

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to repeat the mistake of somebody; to make the same mistake as that of ... - idiom ➜ 轍を踏む

noun:

• period of rapid growth (especially Japan's period of rapid economic growth after WWII)

expression:

• man is not made of stone; man is made of flesh and blood - proverb

noun:

• night jessamine (Cestrum nocturnum); night jasmine; lady of the night; queen of the night

noun:

• purifying wisdom of a buddha - Buddhism term
• purifying water of wisdom used in a Buddhist baptism - Buddhism term ➜ 灌頂・灌頂

noun:

• Minister of State for Special Missions; Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy - abbreviation ➜ 内閣府特命担当大臣【ないかくふとくめいたんとうだいじん】

noun:

• Minister of State for Special Missions; Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy