noun:

• cutting; tearing off; cutting off; clipping
• cutting (for a railroad, highway, etc.); cut
• robbery with assault; burglary

expression / ichidan verb:

• to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction ➜ けじめ
• to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)

expression:

• Don't worry about it; There is nothing to fear; There is no need for anxiety; Everything is under control

noun:

• hotel that rents rooms to couples either overnight or for two hours' "rest" - From English "love hotel"

noun:

• indigo wax; cylindrical shape made from indigo dye froth, often by boiling the froth with caustic soda, used for coloring paintings, etc.

noun:

• email from mobile phones, containing pictures, etc.
• brand name for photo-email service from SoftBank Mobile

noun:

• waste-water port (of a dam, sewer, etc.); freeing port (on a ship)
• water hose outlet (for firefighting)

noun:

• Act against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representations; Law for Preventing Unjustifiable Extra or Unexpected Benefit and Misleading Representation - Law term

expression / noun:

• car accident for which one is not responsible; car accident where the other side is at fault

noun:

• continued alertness; unrelaxed alertness; remaining on one's guard; being prepared for a counterstroke
• follow-through (e.g. in archery)
• lingering affection; attachment; regret; regrets; reluctance - orig. meaning

noun:

• dumpling cooked in miso served during the dog days of summer at the imperial court
• accompaniments for a rice dish - secret language of court ladies - archaism - female language ➜ おかず
• wooden pestle - secret language of court ladies - archaism - female language ➜ すりこぎ
• menstrual period - archaism

adverb / ~の noun:

• more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion; pretty much; roughly; so far as it goes

adverb:

• tentatively; for the time being
• just in case
• once

noun:

• Argument for Leaving Asia; editorial written in 1885 by Fukuzawa Yukichi arguing that Japan should align itself with the West rather than China and Korea; Datsu-A Ron

adjective:

• manageable; tractable; easy to care for; easy to deal with; easy to handle

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to represent; to signify; to stand for - esp. 表す, 表わす
• to reveal; to show; to display - esp. 現す, 現わす
• to express - esp. 表す, 表わす ➜ 言い表す
• to make widely known - esp. 顕す

noun:

• dial (on timepiece, meter, etc.)
• letter board (e.g. on typewriter, writing aide for the disabled, etc.); character board

noun:

• person who is made to do things or go get things for someone else; person who runs errands; gofer - abbreviation - colloquialism ➜ 使いっ走り

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to be lost in lust for riches; to throw all caution and conscience away in pursuit of riches ➜ 目が眩む

noun:

• doing something for the first time (ever, in a season, etc.) - polite language ➜ 初【はつ】
• new item; first crop of the season

expression:

• the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to be fit for; to be equal to; to function properly

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to carry over; to carry forward; to keep (for later); to defer ➜ 持ち越し

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to contract; to undertake
• to take over; to take responsibility for

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to call; to summon; to send for; to call together

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes