noun:

• staying or residing in the United States

noun:

• one's underlying motives or true intentions

noun:

• woman's heart; female instincts or psychology

noun:

• novels or plays about the merchant class

noun:

• one's regular inn or hotel

noun:

• protective collar on kimono or bed clothes

noun:

• jellied fish or meat broth

adverb / ~する noun:

• this and that; one thing or another

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to be withered or nipped by frost

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to be or lie just outside of

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to be folded under or inside

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to explain carefully or by making distinctions

expression:

• the year before last (or thereabouts)

noun:

• kanji "dog" or "animal" radical at left

expression:

• whether it is true or not

noun:

• combination television and video-recorder (or DVD)

noun:

• customers losing interest in product or shop

godan ~つ verb / intransitive verb:

• to roll around in the grass or mud

noun:

• teacher's mark or grade book

~と adverb:

• appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.) - onomatopoeia

noun:

• Chinese four-character phrase or idiomatic expression

noun:

• Anacardiaceae; cashew or sumac family

noun:

• female part or role (drama, kabuki, etc.) ➜ 男役

noun:

• advanced or master's course at university

noun:

• writing or drawing in ink