noun:

• skirt (of a kimono); hem (of a kimono)

noun:

• surface of a cylinder; skin of a cylinder - obscure term ➜ 周面摩擦

noun:

• substance of a sin; source of a sin

godan ~る verb:

• to catch a taxi; to take a taxi - slang ➜ タクシー

expression / ichidan verb:

• to run a shop; to have a shop

noun / ~する noun:

• conclusion of a contract; consummation of a contract

noun:

• tip of a sword; point of a sword ➜ 剣先【けんさき】

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to crack a joke; to tell a joke

expression / ichidan verb:

• to fight a battle; to have a fight

noun:

• conditions of a contract; terms of a contract

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to make a net; to knit a net

noun:

• centre of a prefecture; heart of a prefecture

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge
• to peck at (one's food); to pick at
• to peck at (someone's faults, etc.)
• to egg on; to put up to

adjectival noun / noun:

• dissatisfaction with the work (role) given to one; feeling oneself above the given work (role)
• not up to the task; (being) out of one's depth - colloquialism ➜ 力不足【ちからぶそく】

noun / ~の noun:

• conditions; strings attached; restriction; restrictions; controls

noun:

• something that has a cord or string attached (e.g. clothes)
• having a lover; lover - of a woman
• criminal; someone bound by ropes ➜ 縄付き

noun:

• someone who has a title but no real duty; useless person ➜ 取り巻き
• actor playing a daimyo who merely sets the scene as part of the background (in kabuki) - original meaning ➜ 大名

noun:

• splitting the bill so that the others end up paying the whole amount; wheedling the others into paying the whole bill - four character idiom

noun:

• end; finish; stop
• bounds; limits ➜ 切りがない・切りのない
• delivery date (of a futures contract) - esp. 限り,限
• finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); final performance of the day (in vaudeville)

suffix / counter:

• counter for slices (esp. thick slices); counter for cuts (e.g. fish, meat)

particle:

• only; just - senses 6-8 are sometimes pronounced ぎり, esp. in old-fashioned speech - usually written using kana alone ➜ っ切り【っきり】
• since; after - usu. in a negative sentence - usually written using kana alone
• remaining (in a particular state) - usually written using kana alone

~の noun / noun:

• not covered (e.g. of a sports opponent); unobserved; under the radar - From English "no mark"
• unmarked (e.g. of a product); unlabelled

noun:

• specialized course; specialised course
• something that is specialized for a certain field or application (e.g. a sauce specially made for zaru soba)

expression / noun:

• a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); nuisance; something in the way - idiom

expression:

• even the unskilled can succeed by a fluke given enough tries; even a poor marksman will hit the target with enough shots [literal] - proverb ➜ 下手な鉄砲も数撃ちゃ当たる

noun:

• household of which half of the taxes were given to a designated person (ritsuryo system); vassal household allotted to a courtier ➜ 食封

expression:

• one cannot shake the will of even the lowliest man; a person's will should be respected; even a menial deserves his convictions - proverb

expression:

• women are not as clever as they think; women should know their place; even a clever woman will fail at selling a cow [literal] - proverb