noun:

• longing for freedom when tied down; caged bird's longing for the open sky [literal] - four character idiom

noun:

• oyakodon-like dish made with something other than chicken; bowl of rice with cooked meat (esp. beef or pork) and eggs on top - Food term ➜ 親子丼

noun:

• French paradox; paradox of relatively high health levels in France despite smoking, consumption of alcohol, meat, etc.

noun / ~する noun:

• sweeping the sea for mines; dragging for mines

expression:

• luckily or unluckily; for good or for evil

noun:

• for several kilometers; for several kilometres

expression:

• for the present; for the time being

expression / noun:

• mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for

expression:

• for your reference; FYR; for your information; FYI

noun:

• something written for fun; calligraphy written for entertainment

~の noun:

• used for cooling; used for refrigeration; heat-absorbing

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for

noun:

• firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys) - From Dutch "ransel"

noun:

• tank for holding excreta (often used for fertilizer) (fertiliser); night soil vat or reservoir; cesspool

noun:

• Kintaro; hero boy of Japanese folklore, who befriended animals and had supernatural strength - childhood name of late-Heian warrior Sakata no Kintoki
• Kintaro doll (usu. having a plump red face, carrying an axe, and wearing a red apron)
• diamond-shaped apron

expression / ichidan verb:

• (for the taste of something) to become apparent
• (for someone's character) to come out

noun:

• one hole
• toilet bowl (for both urination and defecation)
• effective point for moxibustion
• one-woman man - colloquialism

noun:

• gambling mat (for dice games)
• altar mat for laying out offerings during the Bon festival

noun:

• cold meat; cold cuts

noun:

• rod; pole
• neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen - esp. 棹
• beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance)
• single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese)
• penis - slang

counter:

• counter for flags (on poles); counter for long, thin Japanese sweets (e.g. youkan)

noun:

• Scan Talk (brand name for a barcode system for recording and playing back brief sequences of sound)

noun:

• clothing to absorb dampness after bathing; yukata
• twice-boiled rice (for sick persons) - abbreviation ➜ 湯取り飯【ゆとりめし】
• scoop for removing bilge water; bailer - archaism

noun:

• return slot (for coins in a vending machine); drop-off point (for dirty dishes at a restaurant)

noun / ~する noun:

• working exclusively for; working full-time (for)

noun:

• shares available for subscription; share for subscription