noun / ~する noun:

• inundating a castle; cutting off a castle's water supply

noun / ~する noun:

• (making a) telephone call; (having a) telephone conversation; calling; dialing

interjection:

• uh-huh; mm-hmm

adverb / ~と adverb:

• with a moan; with a groan

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to play a central role; to take a leading part

noun:

• nucleus (of a project proposal, of a social movement, etc.) - four character idiom

noun:

• being a match for thousands; being a mighty warrior (combatant) - four character idiom

~と adverb:

• (with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap - onomatopoeia

noun:

• prevailing mood of a locality; emotional climate of a district

noun:

• weight (of a fishing net); sinker (on a fishing line)

noun:

• one summer (during which a monk attends a summer retreat) - Buddhism term ➜ 安居【あんご】

noun:

• ending a sentence with a noun or noun phrase ➜ 名詞止め

noun:

• underside of a bird's wing
• lining of a haori ➜ 羽織

noun:

• geisha belonging to a call-office (usually a skilled geisha) ➜ 検番

noun:

• person with a humble salary; person of a low condition

expression / ~する verb (spec.):

• to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to spend a fortune; to pay a high price

ichidan verb / transitive / expression:

• to acquire a trade; to learn a vocation

noun:

• through a wall; on the other side of a wall - usu. as 壁越しに

noun:

• urheimat; original homeland of a people or of a language

noun:

• straight A's; all A's ➜ 全優【ぜんゆう】

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to deceive somebody into believing (e.g. that black is white); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle

noun:

• master (of a house, shop, etc.)
• husband (informal)
• sir; boss; master; governor; word used to address a male patron, customer, or person of high status
• patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy ➜ パトロン
• alms; almsgiving; almsgiver - orig. meaning; usu. written as 檀那 - Buddhism term - From Sanskrit "dāna" ➜ 檀越・檀家

noun:

• nylon track suit (when worn as street fashion) - slang ➜ シャカパン

noun / noun or verb acting prenominally:

• rattle-rattle; rustle-rustle; whisper-whisper; squiff-squiff - onomatopoeia

expression:

• as of the end of (today, this month, etc.); to make (today, etc.) the last (day) ➜ 声を限りに

noun / ~する noun:

• passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); transit
• passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage
• passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing