noun:

• captive; prisoner
• victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)

noun:

• field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly - word borne of confusion between the kanji 擅 and 壇 ➜ 独擅場

noun / ~する noun:

• changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start - four character idiom

noun:

• futon or cloth attached to the kotatsu's frame; cover for kotatsu

noun:

• (one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.)

noun / ~の noun:

• initial; first

noun:

• coverall apron (esp. for cooking, cleaning, and household chores); cook's apron

noun:

• (something resembling a) goose's neck
• glans; head of a penis

noun:

• something (equipped) with legs
• sole of foot
• one's manner of walking

noun:

• pot - polite language ➜ 釜
• volcanic crater
• (one's) buttocks
• male homosexual; effeminate man; male transvestite - often derog. - usually written using kana alone - colloquialism

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to go downhill (e.g. for one's business); to be badly off (economically) ➜ 左前

ichidan verb:

• to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)

noun:

• everybody's friend; person who is affable to everybody - oft. used derogatively
• flawlessly beautiful woman; flawless beauty

noun:

• focus of one's attention; what one is looking for ➜ 目の付け所

noun:

• side; flank ➜ 横腹【よこばら】
• illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife

noun / ~する noun:

• bathing; washing one's body or hair; ablution
• receiving a blessing; receiving an honor

expression:

• some prefer nettles; there's no accounting for taste; every man to his taste - proverb

noun:

• field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to be tear-stained; to have one's face covered with tears

noun:

• buying for immediate requirements; buying just enough to fulfil one's needs; spot purchasing - Business term

noun:

• place where one can remove one's shoes before entering a house ➜ 靴脱ぎ石

expression:

• nurture over nature; how one is brought up matters more than one's origins - proverb

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to fit well (e.g. clothes)
• to be good for one's health

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• of great renown; highly illustrious; at the zenith of one's fame - four character idiom

noun / ~の noun:

• according to (depending on) the mood of the moment; as one's fancy dictates - four character idiom

noun:

• according to (depending on) one's ability; if one is good (competent, talented) enough - four character idiom