noun:

• barbed metal weapon for catching criminals (Edo period)

noun / ~の noun:

• concern; sympathy; solicitude; consideration (for others)

noun:

• nature; disposition; temperament

noun:

• stitching chisel; pricking iron; multi-prong punch for leather-craft

noun:

• vinegared water, used for dampening the hands when making sushi - Food term ➜ 酢水

noun:

• ivory-like plastic (used for mahjong tiles, shogi pieces, etc.)

noun:

• path staked out for one (by somebody else) - idiom

prefix noun / ~の noun:

• person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired

particle:

• indicates location of action; at; in - にて is the formal literary form
• indicates time of action
• indicates means of action; cause of effect; by

conjunction:

• and then; so

auxiliary:

• indicates continuing action ［で］ - alternate form of 〜て used for some verb types ➜ て

particle:

• indicates certainty, emphasis, etc. ［で］ - at sentence-end - Kansai dialect ➜ よ

noun / ~する noun / transitive:

• closing down a course or a program (school, etc.)

noun / ~する noun / intransitive verb:

• end of a course or program (school, etc.)

noun / ~する noun:

• abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)

noun / ~する noun:

• military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of

noun:

• pleasant sound; crack (of a baseball bat); roar (of a motor)

noun / ~する noun:

• delivery from a storehouse; shipping ➜ 入庫
• leaving a garage; leaving the depot ➜ 入庫

noun / ~する noun:

• addition (to a text); additional entry (e.g. to a database)

noun:

• direct negotiations; pressing a demand with a face-to-face talk

noun:

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

noun:

• having a samurai's spirit and a merchant's business sense - four character idiom

expression / ichidan verb:

• to cause a loss
• to make a hole (in)

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to be a wet-blanket; to spoil a person's pleasure

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to get a black belt; to obtain a degree (in judo)

noun:

• starting point of a mountain ascent; trailhead (leading up a mountain)

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack ➜ 不意をつく

noun:

• serious (vital) question; a grave issue; a matter of grave concern

noun / adjectival noun:

• in a hurry; hustle; person who's always in a rush - Kansai dialect