noun / ~する noun:

• house-sitting; house-sitter ➜ 留守番

noun:

• caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo era)

noun:

• fishing stand; small portable stand that can be assembled quickly
• stand used to transport people or things (Edo period)

noun:

• mouth; speech ［く］ - Buddhism term

suffix / counter:

• counter for people or implements - usu. こう

noun:

• stupid plan; inane way of doing something
• (one's own) plan or project - humble language

godan ~す verb:

• to dislocate one's back ➜ 腰を抜かす
• to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise; to lose one's legs

noun:

• lingering snow ➜ 残雪
• snowfall at the end of the winter or the beginning of spring

expression:

• the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...
• whether or not

noun / ~する noun:

• plan; device; scheme; program
• thoughts or suggestions about a law

noun:

• mangrove (esp. the black mangrove, Bruguiera gymnorrhiza)
• tree with red leaves or flowers

noun / ~する noun:

• cutting in half
• painting or calligraphy done on a half-sized piece of paper - esp. 半折

noun:

• tiger-striped pants - abbreviation ➜ 虎柄パンツ
• cakes or bread with a tiger pattern or face

noun / suffix noun:

• elder brother ➜ 兄【あに】

pronoun:

• pronoun or suffix used in reference to an older brother figure; Mister; Mr - familiar language - male language

noun:

• avatar; incarnation of an immortal being (Hindu)
• icon or representation of a user in a shared virtual reality - IT term

noun / ~する noun:

• entering a temple; visiting a temple
• joining a temple as a priest or head priest - obscure term

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air
• to strike at something and miss; to fan the air

expression:

• no change; no difference ➜ 変わりなく
• accidents or incidents; no unusual events ➜ お変わりありませんか

noun:

• swollen face; puffy face - From English "moon face"
• moon display on a watch indicating am or pm (usually analogue)

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to pass by (time)

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to hit too much

noun / ~する noun:

• promise; agreement; arrangement; one's word; contract; pact; appointment; engagement; date - honorific language - humble language ➜ 約束

noun / ~の noun:

• something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to become empty (hollow)
• to relax from a tense situation into a vacant or absent minded state

interjection:

• exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen)

noun:

• scolding or threatening with a shout

adjectival noun:

• significant; suggestive; insinuating; meaningful

noun:

• words or behaviour that hints at a deeper meaning

noun:

• five letters; five signs
• first five syllables of a waka or haiku ➜ 和歌・俳句

noun:

• slipway
• cradle used on a slipway for launch or repair of small ships

noun:

• goldfish with a shrimp-like tail ［えびお］
• head of a shamisen or lute (bent back like a shrimp's tail)