noun:

• the whole year; all the year

expression / godan ~る verb:

• depending on the ...; to depend on the ... ➜ 如何【いかん】

noun:

• the one absolute truth; the one reality - Buddhism term

noun / adverbial noun:

• close to the wall; alongside the wall

noun:

• the real world; reality; the actual world

noun:

• the passing year; the old year

noun / ~する noun:

• toughening the law; making the law stricter

noun:

• the Four Beginnings (Mencius); the Four Sprouts

noun:

• between the leaves; through the leaves

noun:

• spring and autumn; spring and fall
• years; age
• The Spring and Autumn Annals; The Chronicles of Lu; Chunqiu; Ch'un Ch'iu ［しゅんじゅう］ ➜ 五経

noun:

• men's hairstyle with small sideburns and a wide forehead (Edo period)

noun:

• ball; sphere; globe; orb
• bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet
• ball (in sports) - esp. 球
• pile (of noodles, etc.)
• bullet - esp. 弾; also written as 弾丸
• bulb (i.e. a light bulb) - esp. 球
• lens (of glasses, etc.)
• bead (of an abacus) - esp. 玉,珠
• ball (i.e. a testicle) - esp. 玉 - slang - abbreviation ➜ 金玉【きんたま】
• gem; jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively); pearl - esp. 玉,珠; also written as 璧
• female entertainer (e.g. a geisha)
• person (when commenting on their nature); character - derogatory term
• item, funds or person used as part of a plot

noun / suffix noun:

• egg ➜ 玉子

suffix noun:

• coin - usu. だま
• precious; beautiful; excellent

expression:

• there is only the thickness of the boat's planking between one and perdition; on a boat, one is only an inch or two from a watery grave - proverb

expression:

• zip it (when used to others); I'll shut up (when used by oneself); button (one's) lips - colloquialism ➜ チャック

noun:

• goods sold off through irregular channels (usu. at very low prices); merchandise obtained by buying out the inventories of failed retailers instead of going through normal wholesale channels
• fake merchandise; unlicensed merchandise; knockoff ➜ ぱちもの

noun:

• number crossword (var. of kanji crossword puzzle with numbers where squares with the same number contain the same kanji) - abbreviation ➜ ナンバークロス

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while he sleeps
• to catch someone off his guard by setting traps

noun:

• zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects
• hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family) ［四手・垂］

noun:

• pilaf topped with bechemal or other cheese-based sauce, then oven baked - named after the Doria family of Genoa - From Italian "Doria"
• casserole dish dedicated to the Doria family, often with green, white and red colours

noun:

• temporary shrine (houses the object in which the deity resides when main shrine is under repairs) - Shintō term

adverb:

• along the road (e.g. following its curves without turning off at any intersection); along the street

expression:

• inability to discern the truth due to conflicting testimony (name derived the Akutagawa Ryūnosuke story "In A Grove")

expression:

• the doting parent's purse is plundered; the thief caught turns out to be one's own son [literal] - proverb

noun:

• period of work; period of service; tour of duty

noun:

• the best one can do; one's best effort

adverbial noun:

• with all one's might; to the best of one's ability