adjectival noun / ~の noun / noun:

• hottish; salty; somewhat hot; kind of salty; on the dry side
• strict; harsh

noun:

• sleeping while on a sea voyage; falling asleep to the sound of the ocean

noun:

• Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matters

noun:

• words you can't say on TV or radio; taboo words banned from broadcasts

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

noun:

• ridge-end tile with the figure of a Shachihoko (e.g. on a castle)

noun:

• Shinto shrine on Buddhist temple grounds dedicated to the tutelary deity of the area

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense

noun:

• "new" sumo (for women) conducted on a mat, wearing leotards instead of a mawashi - Sumo term

noun:

• pip (spot on a die)
• small cube (esp. of food); die; dice

expression:

• yours sincerely (used to sign off on letters); respectfully yours - female language

noun:

• small-scale version of the 88 temples of Shikoku (i.e. on Awaji Island) ➜ 四国八十八箇所

noun:

• big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage ➜ 晴れ舞台

noun:

• nut (on the head of a shamisen, supporting the second and third strings)

noun:

• road-rail vehicle (vehicle which can travel both on railroad tracks and normal roads)

noun:

• chocolate given by a boy to a girl on Valentine's day - obscure term

noun:

• lowest part; bottom (or footer) of a page, computer screen, on-screen window, etc.

noun:

• words you can't say on TV or radio; taboo words banned from broadcasts ➜ 放送禁止用語

noun:

• form of astrology based on the Xiuyaojing (brought to Japan in the Heian period) ➜ 宿曜

noun:

• record of information about a Buddhist statue (usu. an inconspicuous inscription on the statue)

noun:

• second athlete to compete in a 5-on-5 team competition (kendo, judo, etc.) ➜ 先鋒【せんぽう】

noun:

• downstage right pillar (on a noh stage) used as a positioning guidepost for actors

adverb:

• from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to depend on somebody else's (financial) support (usu. one's parents') ➜ 親のすねをかじる