noun:

• chickweed (stitchwort) roasted and mixed with salt, then ground into a powder for use as toothpaste - obscure term

noun:

• shingling with thin cedar or cypress shingles; roof shingled in such a manner (usu. at temples, shrines, etc.) ➜ 木賊板

expression:

• despite having waited a long time; in spite of having waited a long time

expression / ichidan verb:

• to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a surprise; to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to keep a fine house; to put up a front; to make the front of the house nice (and be pretentious about it)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to bother; to embarrass; to harass; to give someone a hard time; to give someone a lot of trouble

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

• to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with

noun:

• computer image with a transparent background - IT term
• transmission image (X-ray image, etc.)

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with

noun / ~する noun:

• cutting a fingernail (or toenail) to the quick; cutting a nail too close

noun:

• deep-set nail; deep-set part of nail

noun:

• draining blood from a live fish (from above the gills and at the base of the tail) to keep it fresh ［いけじめ］
• fasting fish for several days to preserve flavour and quality (and reduce mortality during transport) - esp. いけしめ
• killing fish in a fishtank (immediately before cooking); fish killed in a fishtank - esp. いけしめ

noun:

• chrysanthemum sake; rice wine infused with chrysanthemum, served on the Chrysanthemum Festival (September 9th, 9/9) - Food term ➜ 重陽
• strong mirin, typical of Kaga and Higo provinces - Food term ➜ 味醂【みりん】

noun / ~する noun:

• entering a room ［にゅうしつ］ ➜ 退室
• studying under a Buddhist teacher - Buddhism term

noun:

• doing a job; riding and sweating up a horse

~の noun / adjectival noun / noun:

• a little too short
• slightly worse; a bit inferior

noun:

• a strong beginning and a weak ending; an anticlimax - four character idiom

noun:

• good bargain; a find; godsend; a steal

noun / ~する noun:

• tuning (e.g. a radio, a television); channel selection

noun:

• deciding match (in a competition for a cup (pennant))

~の noun:

• outside a table or list
• not a common kanji

noun / ~する noun:

• novelization; novelisation; turning a film script into a novel ➜ ノベライゼーション

noun:

• beginning (developing into) a quarrel (a fight, an altercation) - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• undergo a complete change; turn over a new leaf - four character idiom

noun:

• (adopting) a publicity (an advertising) policy; a propaganda line - four character idiom

noun:

• casting a coquettish (an amorous) glance (at a man) - four character idiom