noun:

• back gear

noun:

• back order

noun:

• back pay

noun:

• back row

noun:

• back straight

noun:

• back toss

noun:

• flexible back

noun:

• hollow back

noun:

• tight back

noun:

• running back

noun:

• turned-back hem of a kimono - obscure term

noun / ~する noun:

• holding back (from selling); standing out

adverb / ~と adverb:

• violently; without holding anything back - from the sound of beating or striking - onomatopoeia
• firmly; resolutely - onomatopoeia

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be meant for each other (of a man and woman); to be connected through fate; to be destined to marry (each other); to be tied by the red string (of fate) [literal] - idiom ➜ 赤い糸

noun / ~する noun:

• setting sail; putting out to sea
• starting anew; embarking on something new - idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• devoting oneself to; concentrating on; commitment; admiration; adoration
• tipping over and collapsing - orig. meaning - archaism

noun / ~する noun:

• focus of one's attention (on a specific field); commitment to something

expression:

• head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)

noun:

• short clip used to begin and end commercial breaks on Japanese TV - From English "eyecatch"

noun:

• droit de suite (artist's right to receive a royalty on resale)

noun:

• Bodhi Day; Buddhist holiday on December 8 to celebrate Shakyamuni's enlightenment

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger)
• to burst (e.g. a boil)

auxiliary:

• probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.)
• don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to
• must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to take a risk for someone; to endanger oneself for someone; to gather chestnuts from the fire [literal] - orig. from the fable The Monkey and the Cat by Jean de La Fontaine - idiom

expression / ichidan verb:

• to hoist one's sail when the wind is fair; to get one's time to shine - idiom