noun:

• (a plain citizen) having no special rank or title; being a common citizen - four character idiom

noun:

• employee of a messenger or delivery service - From English "hand carrier"

noun:

• ball hit toward the gap between outfielders - Baseball term

noun:

• yellow silk cloth with a dark striped or checkered pattern (from Hachijo island)

noun:

• (careful, diligent, intensive) practice or exercises ➜ 練習

noun:

• without warning or notice

noun:

• publication in a new format or binding; special edition ➜ 新装【しんそう】

noun:

• Shinto or Buddhist prayer (read)

noun:

• the scruff or nape of the neck

noun / ~する noun:

• fine brush or pencil; small or fine handwriting

noun:

• space or area for water-lovers

noun:

• residue (dregs, lees) left after making tofu or soy milk

noun:

• natural or man-made feature or object on the earth's surface (trees, hill, river, road, building, etc.); object or structure important in a battle, esp. for concealment

adjectival noun / noun:

• of great prominence or dignity

noun:

• doctor to a shogun or daimyo (Edo period)

adjectival noun:

• beyond one's means or position; inappropriate to one's lot in life ➜ 身分相応・分不相応

noun:

• in the mud or mire

noun:

• tip of a brush or pen; (force of a) writing style

noun / ~する noun:

• mixing or using together

noun:

• cotton goods or clothing

noun:

• woman's looks or charm

noun:

• mix of peanuts and spicy baked or fried mochi chips in the shape of kaki (Japanese persimmon) seeds - abbreviation ➜ 柿の種【かきのたね】・ピーナッツ・柿ピー【かきピー】・ピー柿【ピーかき】

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to reach an impasse or deadlock

noun:

• idle funds or capital

noun:

• education world or circles