noun:

• knee joint

expression / ichidan verb:

• to have grown tense (of a situation); to have become critical (and to be on the verge of a major upheaval)

noun:

• body and mind as one; mind-body unity - four character idiom

noun:

• favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• sudden and unexpected (as in a person's death)

expression / adjectival noun:

• clear and beautiful (of a woman's voice)

noun:

• namahage; folklore demons of the Oga Peninsula (villagers dress up as them on New Year's Eve and frighten children)

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to advance; to go forward
• to precede; to go ahead (of)
• to make progress; to improve
• to deepen; to heighten
• to be fast (of a clock); to be ahead
• to do of one's own free will ➜ 進んで

noun:

• town order (Edo period); order issued by a shogun or daimyo affecting a whole town, and passed on by town officials

noun / ~する noun:

• stretching pieces of a kimono on boards to dry after they have been washed and starched

noun:

• corn dog (frankfurter on a stick dipped in batter and deep-fried) - From English "American dog"

noun:

• rolling (something); knocking down - abbreviation
• fishing with multiple hooks on a weighted line ➜ 転がし釣り
• repeatedly buying and selling

noun:

• inscription of a fantastic birdlike creature found on Yin and Zhou dynasty bronze ware, etc. - obscure term ➜ 文様

noun:

• burglary (carried out while a house is temporarily vacated)

noun:

• complex sentence; sentence with an independent clause and at least one dependent clause - Linguistics term

noun:

• home town; birthplace; native place; one's old home
• ruins; historic remains ［ふるさと］ - archaism

noun:

• devil; demon; fiend
• Satan; the Devil - in Christianity and Judaism ➜ サタン
• Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment - Buddhism term

expression:

• also; too; not ... either; as well; even
• (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise - after the volitional or dictionary form of verb

noun / ~する noun:

• laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter
• scornful laughter; snicker; snigger - colloquialism

noun / ~する noun:

• racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle
• fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles

noun / ~する noun:

• self-respect
• prudence; not acting rashly; restraining oneself
• taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health

noun / ~する noun:

• inability to make up one's mind due to worrying about how others will think; hesitation; wavering; vacillation - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• eating between meals; wasteful eating habits; waste of resources
• living idly; loafing one's way through life ➜ 無駄飯【むだめし】・徒食【としょく】

expression / noun:

• having one's own premises ➜ 部屋持ちの親方【へやもちのおやかた】
• Edo-period prostitute successful enough to have her own room in an establishment - abbr. of 部屋持ち女郎

noun:

• design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia
• banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause; objective