noun / ~する noun:

• cut into long thin shavings (primarily vegetables), in the manner a pencil is sharpened with a knife

noun:

• fixed-interval transfer ceremony (wherein a shrine's sacred object is transferred to a newly constructed main hall)

noun:

• opening a door for a moment (esp. on the train, when someone's foot is stuck, etc.) - obscure term

noun:

• toy from Fukushima prefecture in the shape of a red cow, also used as a talisman against smallpox

noun:

• train ticket printed on soft paper, etc. (usu. dispensed from a vending machine as part of a roll) ➜ 硬券

noun:

• sign used to designate a hot springs (e.g. on a map)
• traditional style love hotel ➜ 連込み宿・逆さ海月【さかさくらげ】

noun:

• wait for the middle tile of a three-in-a-row which will finish one's hand - Mahjong term

noun:

• misedashi; debut of an apprentice geisha; ceremony in which a shikomi becomes a maiko ➜ 仕込み【しこみ】・舞子【まいこ】

noun / ~する noun:

• leaving temporarily; stepping out; going away for a while

noun:

• camera focusing error (on a space between two objects) ➜ 抜く【ぬく】

expression:

• to sacrifice something small in order to save something great; to lose a leg to save one's life; to kill a small bug and help a large one - proverb

noun:

• written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll)
• a text written entirely in kana
• graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries)
• notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures, etc.)
• rough draft

noun:

• shaping ceramics on a pottery wheel; spinning a pottery wheel
• gesticulating with your hands as if you were shaping ceramics on a pottery wheel - slang - humorous term

noun / ~する noun:

• abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)

noun / ~する noun:

• military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of

noun / ~する noun:

• attending a government office; going to work (for a government official)

noun:

• pleasant sound; crack (of a baseball bat); roar (of a motor)

noun / ~する noun:

• spin (as in 'take a car for a spin'); run

noun / ~する noun:

• delivery from a storehouse; shipping ➜ 入庫
• leaving a garage; leaving the depot ➜ 入庫

noun / ~する noun:

• addition (to a text); additional entry (e.g. to a database)

noun:

• direct negotiations; pressing a demand with a face-to-face talk

noun:

• having a samurai's spirit and a merchant's business sense - four character idiom

expression / ichidan verb:

• to cause a loss
• to make a hole (in)

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to be a wet-blanket; to spoil a person's pleasure

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to get a black belt; to obtain a degree (in judo)