noun:

• person living with a family; lodger
• housemate; flatmate; roommate

noun:

• queen of the Andes (Puya raimondii); titanka; puya de Raimondi

noun:

• finishing board nailed where the floor boards meet the wall; (similar to) skirting, baseboards

noun:

• black hair that has been dyed blond after the roots begin to grow in at the top giving an appearance much like custard pudding; pudding head [literal] - colloquialism

noun / ~の noun:

• mature in age and wisdom; middle-aged

noun:

• chestnut in its burr

noun:

• memorial service for the war dead

noun:

• "tsuchinoe" day that falls closest to the vernal or autumnal equinox (a day of religious significance for harvests) ➜ 戊

noun:

• the tanning industry

noun:

• type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up seven-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg

noun / ~する noun:

• sitting with one's legs out to one side

expression / ichidan verb:

• to tighten the reins; to bring (someone) under control

noun:

• musical (dramatic) piece in several acts; type of koto solo; lively type of shamisen song

~の noun / noun:

• fresh off the farm; inexperienced

expression / ichidan verb:

• to look dead on the inside; to have a blank expression - colloquialism - idiom

noun:

• place to store a body in a coffin before burial (Okinawa)

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to

noun:

• man overly interested in women's breasts - humorous term - slang

adjectival noun / noun:

• the good and the beautiful

noun:

• man fit for the post; right person

noun / ~の noun:

• feeling a little drunk with the New Year's sake - four character idiom

expression:

• in front of your nose; right next to you
• tip of one's nose

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be in high spirits

noun:

• slot machine in a pachinko parlor (parlour) - from パチンコ and スロット - abbreviation

expression / adjective:

• is never the case; has never happened