noun:

• putting on weight over the New Year's holidays

noun:

• gharial; gavial (large crocodilian found on the Indian subcontinent) - From French

noun:

• Zen Buddhism based on the original teachings of Buddha ➜ 祖師禅

noun:

• star (white patch on the forehead of a horse) - obscure term ➜ 星月

noun:

• star (white patch on the forehead of a horse)

noun:

• three people on the same vehicle (usu. bike)

noun:

• blessings bestowed by the Buddha on all living creatures - obscure term - Buddhism term

noun:

• execution (on the command of a feudal lord) - archaism

noun / ~する noun:

• lying heavy on the stomach; being uneasily digested ➜ 靠れる

expression / noun:

• long sword with birds' heads carved on the pommel

noun:

• long sword with birds' heads carved on the pommel - abbreviation ➜ 鳥頭の太刀

noun:

• (falling into a) continuous decline; being on the wane - four character idiom

expression / ichidan verb:

• to get (e.g. the gist of something); to understand
• to turn out as one thought ➜ 我が意を得たり

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite - idiom ➜ 猫をかぶる【ねこをかぶる】

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• tarsal (relating to the tarsus - a group of small bones between the tibia and fibula and the metatarsus)

noun:

• banishment (to a nearby province); the least severe of the three banishment punishments under the ritsuryo system

noun:

• sink (e.g. kitchen)

~の noun / noun:

• cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.)

noun:

• washing area in a Japanese-style bath
• back-washing service (in a public bath)
• floating (something on water); setting adrift; washing away

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted ➜ して遣る

noun:

• children's game in which one skips on one leg

noun:

• being closed; being blocked up; being occupied; hindrance; impedance ➜ 塞がる
• unlucky direction (in Onmyōdō; due to the presence of a god such as Ten'ichijin) ➜ 陰陽道・天一神

noun:

• drive; trip by car; driving

~する noun / intransitive verb:

• to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car

~する noun / transitive:

• to drive (e.g. a car)
• to drive (innovation, change, etc.); to propel

noun:

• drive - IT term

noun:

• shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player

expression / godan ~る verb (irregular):

• to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to grant; to confer; to present; to award
• to provide; to afford; to offer; to supply
• to assign
• to cause
• to pass (a variable to a function) - IT term

noun:

• moustache; beard; whiskers - in careful usage 髭 for moustache, 鬚 for beard, 髯 for (cheek) whiskers ➜ 口髭・顎鬚・頬髯
• whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); (chin) tuft
• extremely short pulse appearing on an electrical signal