noun:

• sound of rain

expression / noun or verb acting prenominally:

• of established reputation; fully established; (universally) recognized; acknowledged; leading - colloquialism ➜ 押しも押されもせぬ

noun:

• endless flood of tears - archaism

noun:

• the opening phrase of a letter or notice

noun:

• degree of congestion (e.g. traffic, Internet); congestion factor

noun / pronoun:

• son of a person of high social standing - archaism

noun:

• Bank of England

noun:

• centre of circle; center of circle

expression:

• thinking the sun shines out of someone's eyes; being the apple of one's eye; loving someone dearly - idiom

noun:

• course of a river; land along a river

expression / noun:

• mutual use of company facilities (e.g. rail tracks for through service, airport facilities, code-sharing, etc.)

counter:

• counter for drops of liquid

noun:

• age of a building

noun:

• native of Yokohama

godan ~く verb:

• to go through all sorts of hardships

noun:

• sound of the sea; sound of the waves
• sound of massed chanting of sutras, etc. - Buddhism term

noun:

• Out-of-Africa theory (positing a recent African origin for modern humans)

noun:

• lingering patches of snow; patches of unmelted snow; snow spots

noun:

• Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star

noun:

• prepayment of income taxes

noun:

• tip of a headland; point

noun:

• practice of buying a bottle of spirits at a bar which is then kept there for the customer - From English "bottle keep"

expression:

• out-of-order

noun:

• study of mineral deposits; economic geology

noun:

• certificate of approval