noun:

• superalloy
• Chogokin; line of die-cast metal robot and character toys sold by Popy

noun:

• foreign merchant; foreign businessman; foreign company; foreign firm
• out-of-store sales; calling on customers to take orders

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to assert; to declare; to claim; to state; to insist; to maintain
• to list (one by one); to enumerate; to count off
• to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)
• to use as an excuse - archaism

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to pass the baton (e.g. in a relay race)
• to pass the baton; to hand on the torch - idiom

particle:

• speaking of - indicates emotional closeness or annoyance with someone - colloquialism
• (I told you) already; come on - indicates annoyance (in sentence-final position) - colloquialism

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to project; to stand out; to jut out; to protrude
• to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for; to go on an official tour; to go on a business trip

noun / ~の noun:

• center; centre; middle; heart; core; focus; pivot; emphasis; balance

suffix:

• -centered; -centred; -focussed; -oriented; centered on; focussed on

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to capsize
• to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over; to lie on one's back

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to be matched against
• to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to clear; to make clear
• to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to feign indifference
• to look demure; to look prim; to put on airs
• to strain (one's ears); to listen carefully ➜ 耳を澄ます【みみをすます】

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• usually; ordinarily
• continuous; 24-hour (e.g. observation, operation (of a machine), care (of patient)); always on

expression / adjective:

• endless; boundless; innumerable ➜ 切りのない
• endless; never-ending; going on forever

expression / ichidan verb:

• to learn; to acquire knowledge
• to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• option; optional; selecting an option

noun:

• optional extra
• individual item; separate item; service supplied on its own, without accompanying services
• option - Finance term

adverb:

• earnestly; intently; determinedly; by all means - archaism
• ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?") - archaism ➜ 一体全体【いったいぜんたい】

adverb / ~と adverb:

• gentle clinking; sound of rapping; sound of rattling; sound of lightly chopping - onomatopoeia
• simmering noise; light bubbling; sound of cooking something on a low flame - onomatopoeia

noun:

• slat (window blind, aircraft wing component, etc.)
• slut; eggslut; breakfast dish based on coddled egg and pureed potato - Food term ➜ エッグスラット

noun:

• feel; touch
• impression (of a person)
• most impressive passage; highlight; punch line - orig. meaning
• beginning - colloquialism

noun / ~の noun:

• self-questioning

~する noun:

• to self-question; to rethink; to reflect on oneself

noun / ~の noun / adjectival noun:

• fierce look; frightening look; tough look
• aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
• to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to ［かじりつく］

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere
• to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to be matched against
• to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on

noun / suffix noun:

• playing
• play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect) - usually written using kana alone

noun / suffix noun:

• corner; nook; recess

noun:

• downstage right (on a noh stage) ［角］ - obscure term ➜ 目付柱