noun:

• sound of a gun; roar of cannon

noun:

• certification of official registration of a seal

noun:

• book of registration; text of a play

noun:

• start of a romance; beginning of love

noun:

• expiration of a term of service

noun:

• leader of a group of juvenile delinquents

noun:

• type of vessel; design of a ship

adjective:

• possessed of a strong sense of duty

noun:

• area of a piece of land; acreage

noun:

• clang of hoofs; sound of a koto

noun:

• skin-side (of a fillet of fish)

noun:

• lack of leadership (esp. of a teacher)

noun:

• number of dialectal versions of a word

particle:

• that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...

noun / ~する noun:

• forgetting the hardships of the old year
• year-end drinking party ➜ 忘年会

noun:

• the last day of the year; New Year's Eve ➜ 大晦日

noun:

• bright place; the light
• the open; light of day; public knowledge ➜ 明るみに出る

noun:

• grasping the present situation; having an accurate grasp of the situation - four character idiom

noun:

• man of the future; Homo futurus; time traveler from the future

noun:

• degrading language (language used to lower the position of the listener)

noun:

• Ryukyuan mission to Edo upon the change of the Ryukyuan King ➜ 慶賀使

noun:

• Japanese word constructed of elements from one or more English terms; pseudo-English word or phrase coined in Japan; wasei eigo

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera)
• to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.)
• to shift (position); to be slightly off

pronoun:

• you (referring to someone of equal or lower status) - 貴女 refers only to females and 貴男 refers only to males - polite language
• dear (what a wife calls a husband) ［貴方・貴男］

noun:

• sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top - Food term ➜ ばら寿司【ばらずし】・五目鮨【ごもくずし】