noun:

• downstage left pillar (on a noh stage), by which the supporting actor introduces himself ➜ 脇【わき】
• doorjamb; jambe; jamb

noun:

• window with an ultra-fine lattice (often on upper floors of traditional buildings, e.g. Kyoto townhouses) ➜ 虫籠格子

noun:

• butcher-bird prey impaled on twigs, thorns, etc. for later consumption - abbreviation ➜ 百舌の早贄
• first offering of the season - orig. meaning

noun:

• woman peddler in Kyoto from Ohara (typically with a bundle of sticks, etc. on her head)

noun:

• advance payment on behalf of a third party (with expectation that it will be reimbursed)

expression:

• thanks for uploading; expression of gratitude used primarily on video-sharing websites (esp. Niconico) - from うｐ (upload) and 乙 (お疲れ様) - slang ➜ 乙

noun / ~する noun:

• flooding a company, organization etc. with phone complaints (usu. loosely organized on anonymous online message boards) - abbr. of 電話突撃 - abbreviation - slang

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
• to learn; to pick up; to acquire ［覚える］
• to feel ［覚える］
• to think; to regard ［覚える］

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to get up someone's nose
• to stink

noun:

• native Japanese kanji (esp. used during the Edo period) - archaism ➜ 国字
• made-up kanji; Chinese character of one's own creation
• creating a character with a group of people ➜ 人文字

expression / ichidan verb:

• to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to wind; to coil; to roll; to wear (e.g. turban, scarf)
• to envelope; to shroud - usu. 巻かれる
• to outflank; to skirt
• to link (verse) ➜ 付合【つけあい】

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to move ahead (three hours, etc.); to move up

~の noun / ~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• with evident joy of having lived up to one's reputation; having an effect of bolstering one's reputation - four character idiom

noun:

• well up in both literary and military (martial) arts; well skilled in wielding both the sword and the pen - four character idiom

noun:

• blotting sheet (as a cosmetic aid for removing oils and make up); blotting paper; oil absorbing sheet; oil absorbing paper

noun:

• railway station; train station
• staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan)

adjectival noun / noun:

• hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating; jarring; cacophonous

noun:

• both ends; either end; both edges
• double-mindedness; sitting on the fence ［りょうたん］

noun:

• taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton

noun / ~する noun:

• mass for the dead; Buddhist service held on the anniversary of someone's death

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on

noun / ~する noun:

• taking the podium; mounting the rostrum; going on stage to give a speech, etc.

noun / adjectival noun / ~の noun:

• hoodlum; scoundrel; ruffian; tough; villain
• villainy
• without relying on others; without asking for help

noun:

• hot summer day
• day on which the temperature reaches at least 25 degrees Celsius ➜ 真夏日・猛暑日

noun:

• clock to be placed on tables, bookshelves, etc. (as opposed to a watch)