noun / ~する noun:

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

noun:

• ink line; tool for marking long, straight lines on flat surfaces
• inkpot; ink bottle

noun:

• word of respect added to the addressee's name on a letter
• under the desk

interjection:

• not yet!; cry by the referee when one wrestler is on the attack - Sumo term

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• remaining; left-over

noun:

• cramschool (for boys and girls who wish to go on to the next stage of education)

noun:

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

ichidan verb:

• to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood

noun:

• zaru soba (soba served on a bamboo draining basket with dipping sauce)

noun:

• kanji used to represent syllables, based on their "kun" readings (prior to the advent of kana) ➜ 音仮名【おんがな】

noun:

• message butting in (to a conversation between two other people on a BBS, etc.) - slang

noun:

• school centred on preparing students to get into university ➜ 進学
• high-level school a person has entered

noun:

• summer purification rites (held at shrines on the last day of the 6th lunar month) ➜ 夏越しの祓

noun:

• Festival of Emperor Jimmu (formerly held annually on April 3rd, the supposed day of his death)

noun:

• family clan based on the paternal line, sharing the same tomb and performing rituals together (Okinawa)

interjection:

• beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows) - onomatopoeia

noun / ~する noun:

• document screening; paper screening; narrowing down a field of applicants based on resumes, written applications, etc.

noun:

• points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position (rank) - Mahjong term

expression:

• unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on

noun / ~する noun:

• leaving a park, garden, zoo, etc.
• leaving kindergarten (e.g. end of day, on completion, expulsion)

expression:

• what's up with; what's the deal with; what's to be done with - colloquialism

expression:

• sleep brings up a child well; a well-slept child is a well-kept child - proverb

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard

expression:

• the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence - proverb

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant

noun:

• "before the spirit of the deceased" (written on the condolence-money envelope)