noun / ~の noun:

• aliteracy; loss of interest in or shift away from reading (especially serious) books or literature

noun:

• (a Buddhist monk or priest or nun) without head shaven and not wearing religious garb - four character idiom

noun:

• euphoria experienced by college students or workplace recruits at the beginning of school or work ➜ 五月病・六月病

suffix noun:

• month (of the year); used after number or question word (e.g. nan or nani)

noun:

• people who study or work while listening to the radio (or watching television, etc.)

noun:

• deuteragonist; secondary or supporting actor in a noh or kyogen play (possibly multiple actors) ➜ 仕手

noun:

• crown or head-ornament worn with formal or ceremonial clothes by nobility (ritsuryo system) - archaism

noun:

• leaf, branch with leaves, or paper placed under a serving dish or offering

noun:

• feigning innocence, ignorance or naivety
• someone (esp. a woman) pretending to be innocent, ignorant or naive

noun:

• radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days (programme)

noun:

• radio or television serial broadcast in the same time slot each day or week

expression:

• come hell or high water; no matter what happens; even if rain or spears should fall [literal] - idiom ➜ 雨が降ろうと槍が降ろうと

expression:

• come hell or high water; no matter what happens; even if rain or spears should fall [literal] ➜ 雨が降ろうが槍が降ろうが

noun:

• first song or chirp, etc. (in the year) of a particular bird or insect species

noun:

• genre of action film or TV production with car chases or racing - From English "car action"

noun:

• helmet with white hair coming out of the top to make one look like an old person ➜ 老冠
• kanji "old" radical at top

noun:

• conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation

noun:

• compartment in a fishing boat with seawater for reviving or keeping alive fresh fish or bait

noun:

• stile; doorjamb; doorpost; vertical frame element on the left or right of a door or window

noun:

• incapacitated rape; sexual assault against somebody who is intoxicated, asleep or otherwise unable to consent or resist - Law term

noun:

• first day (in the year) that a particular species of bird or insect, etc. sing or chirp ➜ 終鳴日

noun:

• last day (in the year) that a particular species of bird or insect, etc. sing or chirp ➜ 初鳴日

pronoun:

• I; me - archaism

noun:

• (person having) thin or shaved eyebrows

suffix:

• affectionate suffix for names of young men or pets - also 丸

noun:

• object or shape that symbolizes the vow of a buddha or bodhisattva to save all life - Buddhism term

noun:

• staff who serve or assist customers or visitors (e.g. restaurant, pachinko parlour, etc.) - From English "hall staff"