noun:

• second athlete to compete in a 5-on-5 team competition (kendo, judo, etc.) ➜ 先鋒【せんぽう】

noun:

• downstage right pillar (on a noh stage) used as a positioning guidepost for actors

adverb:

• from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to depend on somebody else's (financial) support (usu. one's parents') ➜ 親のすねをかじる

noun:

• loading goods on a truck - From English "vanning"
• remodelling a station wagon, light van, etc.

noun:

• raised platform on the bank of a river for enjoying the summer cool

expression:

• not knowing what to do with the time one has on one's hand - unorthodox form ➜ 間が持てない

noun:

• awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to be struck by a chance blow; to be embroiled in; to be caught up in; to be dragged into

expression / ichidan verb:

• to pull oneself together; to focus one's mind; to brace oneself; to gird up one's loins ➜ 気を引き締める【きをひきしめる】

noun / ~する noun:

• fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to be sent up; to be imprisoned; to be jailed; to be gaoled

expression / ichidan verb:

• to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair

noun:

• up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right - four character idiom

ichidan verb:

• to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up

noun / adjectival noun:

• elegance; dandyism; sophistication; having style
• affectation; showing off; putting on an air; appearances; doing something just for show

noun:

• scale (of fish, snake, etc.)
• serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

• stinging; smarting; tingling; burning - onomatopoeia
• on edge; nervous; tense - onomatopoeia

adverb / ~と adverb:

• ripping; peeling; tearing - onomatopoeia
• shrill sound of a whistle - onomatopoeia

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

• quivering; trembling - onomatopoeia

noun / ~する noun:

• unemployed person - colloquialism
• vagabond; floater; vagrant - colloquialism

noun:

• day labourer, esp. on the docks ［風太郎］

noun:

• long, narrow card on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); strip of paper
• thin rectangle - abbreviation ➜ 短冊形

suffix:

• care of (e.g. address on letter); c/o

noun:

• encouragement; bringing around; resuscitation ［きつけ］
• stimulant; tonic; restorative ［きつけ］ - abbreviation ➜ 気付け薬

adverb:

• in general; generally; mostly; roughly; largely; mainly; on the whole; by and large

noun:

• gist; point; main idea

noun:

• recouping one's strength for a renewed attack (on); making another attempt with redoubled efforts - four character idiom

noun:

• Kyoto area festival held on the 11th lunar month (wherein bonfires are burned at shrines)

noun:

• Kyoto area festival held on the 11th lunar month (wherein bonfires are burned at shrines) ➜ お火焚