noun:

• intermediate color; intermediate colour; neutral color or tint; neutral colour

noun:

• having an open hand and no end or honor tiles (yaku, not allowed in some rules); having only suited tiles between 2 and 8 inclusive and having called tiles - Mahjong term ➜ 断ヤオ九

noun:

• appointment or dismissal conjecturally reported in the media (esp. when the conjecture turned out to be wrong); announcement of an appointment that turns out to be mere press speculation - four character idiom

noun:

• first day of cherry blossoms reaching full bloom; first day in which at least 80% of the somei yoshino cherry blossom has opened (in a specific region or place)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to get into the swing of (one's work); to hit one's stride
• (for a fish or bird) to put on fat for the winter

noun:

• draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window
• cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons

noun:

• alley; alleyway; lane ［路地・露路］
• bare earth (i.e. ground not covered by a roof); open field; outdoors (non-greenhouse cultivation of crops) ［露地］
• teahouse garden ［路地・露地］
• path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)

noun:

• seeking one's own interests; straining (the interpretation or argument) to suit one's own interests; drawing water for one's own field - four character idiom

godan ~す verb:

• to question again; to repeat a question (esp. a problematic point, or to verify understanding); to repeat a query

expression / ichidan verb:

• to peak (at a given time or given group); to approach the peak; to come to a peak

noun / ~する noun:

• sinking; foundering; going down; submersion
• getting dead drunk - colloquialism
• having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties - colloquialism
• staying in one place for a long time - backpacker slang - slang

noun:

• statute of limitations; lapse of rights after a period of time; prescription (including acquisitive and extinctive prescription)
• becoming invalid or void after a set time
• ageing; aging - Chemistry term ➜ 時効硬化

expression:

• always listen to your parents; always value your parents' advice; not even one in a thousand of a parents' opinion or an eggplant flower are in vain [literal] - proverb

noun:

• pattern; figure; design
• state; condition
• conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems
• model; pattern; example
• indicates that something seems likely (e.g. rain or storm) - after a noun
• framework (in go); territorial framework; moyo

noun:

• face
• mask; face guard
• (in kendo) striking the head - Martial Arts term
• surface (esp. a geometrical surface)
• page

noun / suffix:

• aspect; facet; side
• chamfer

counter:

• counter for broad, flat objects, levels or stages, e.g. in a video game

noun / suffix noun:

• angle
• square (or cube)
• bishop - abbreviation - Shōgi term ➜ 角行【かくぎょう】
• third degree (of the Japanese & Chinese pentatonic scale) ➜ 五音
• Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions) - Astronomy term ➜ 角宿・二十八宿【にじゅうはっしゅく】・蒼竜【そうりょう】
• jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan) ➜ 元【げん】

noun:

• mamba (snake of the genus Dendroaspis)
• yamanba; manba; girl or young woman adhering to a fashion trend often characterized by extremely gaudy and colourful facial make up, heavily tanned skin and hair dyed in a bright hue - abbreviation ➜ ヤマンバ

noun:

• step; stair; (flight of) steps; (row of) stitches; columns (of print)

noun / counter:

• grade; rank; level

counter:

• counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.)
• dan; senior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc. ➜ 級【きゅう】

noun / ~する noun:

• yell used to time or encourage activity (e.g. "Heave ho!", "On three ... One, two, three!" in English); enthusiastic shout from the audience (e.g. in kabuki); shouting (in concerts)

noun / ~する noun:

• crossing; traversing
• traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west)
• cutting horizontally

noun:

• dressing (vegetables, fish, etc.) with vinegar; vegetables (or fish, etc.) dressed with vinegar

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to jump; to leap; to prance; to spring up; to bound; to hop
• to break up; to close; to come to an end
• to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone) - instead of 撥ねる

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to be spoiled (spoilt); to be dampened; to become subdued (e.g. lively atmosphere); to be unamused or bored; to become apathetic
• to fade; to turn white; to grow light (at dawn)

noun:

• ex-nerd; one who has given up geeky or nerdy hobbies; one who has given up stereotypically geeky dress, mannerisms, etc. ➜ オタク

noun:

• teapot-like object made typically of lacquerware and used to pour hot and cold liquids
• basin of water with two handles on either side used for washing one's face or hands ➜ 盥