noun / ~する noun:

• searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage, e.g. dating, courtship, etc. - colloquialism - abbreviation ➜ 結婚活動

expression / ichidan verb:

• to put in a word for; to second; to support

noun:

• first half of the Lotus Sutra, in which the Buddha appears as a spatiotemporally restricted being ➜ 本門

noun / ~する noun:

• visit for no reason; go on fool's errand

noun:

• wand used when preparing gruel for the 15th of the first month (said to cure sterility in women)

noun:

• police investigation carried out in the immediate vicinity of a crime site ➜ 地取り・聞き込み捜査

noun:

• single kanji that is read twice (with different pronunciations) in the Japanese reading of Chinese texts - e.g. 将 is read as「まさに...んとす」

noun:

• shit for brains - derogatory term

noun:

• it is hard to keep one's worldly desires and passions in check - four character idiom - Buddhism term

noun:

• contract for (of) sale

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to make up for; to compensate for ➜ 埋め合わせる

noun / ~する noun:

• living in idleness

noun:

• play for children

noun:

• paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation)

adverb:

• gradual reduction; little by little

noun:

• check-in counter

noun / ~する noun:

• being moved forcibly, e.g. being carted to a police station, transportation for forced labour, etc.

noun:

• place in a TV program; television spot

noun / ~する noun:

• living in retirement

noun:

• two people riding in a palanquin together (esp. a man and a woman) - archaism

noun:

• third in a sequence denoted by the iroha system; third note in the diatonic scale (used in key names, etc.)

noun:

• soap dish or box

noun:

• goods buried during the ground-breaking ceremony for a temple - Buddhism term

noun:

• as for me

noun:

• deficit in long-term capital

noun:

• rubbing in a vinegar, etc. dressing - Food term ➜ 揉む【もむ】