expression / godan ~る verb:

• to break the rules; to violate the rules; to infringe the rules

noun / ~する noun:

• going to the Philippines; moving to the Philippines; migration to the Philippines

noun:

• floor
• stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player)
• dining platform built across a river

noun:

• feelings; emotion; sentiment
• compassion; sympathy
• passion; affection; love
• the way things really are; the actual situation

noun / ~する noun:

• entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access
• visiting a high-class or noble individual - original meaning

noun:

• Feudal period (characterized by the rule of the shogunate as opposed to emperor, 1185-1867 CE) ➜ 王朝時代

noun:

• word of respect added to the addressee's name on a letter
• under the desk

interjection:

• not yet!; cry by the referee when one wrestler is on the attack - Sumo term

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• remaining; left-over

expression:

• even the hunter will refrain from killing the bird that has flown to him for shelter - proverb

expression:

• even the hunter will refrain from killing the bird that has flown to him for shelter - proverb

noun:

• irrumatio (fellatio wherein the majority of movement is performed by the fellatee); face-fucking - vulgar - slang - From Latin ➜ フェラチオ

noun:

• summer purification rites (held at shrines on the last day of the 6th lunar month) ➜ 夏越しの祓

noun:

• yellow jersey (awarded to the winner of the Tour de France, etc.) - From French "maillot jaune"

noun:

• family clan based on the paternal line, sharing the same tomb and performing rituals together (Okinawa)

noun:

• ground stone tool from the late Jomon period (named after its similarity to the Buddhist tokko) ➜ 独鈷

noun:

• Japanese hymn praising the coming of the Buddha (thought to be written by Minamoto No Makoto) - Buddhism term ➜ 和讃【わさん】・来迎【らいごう】

noun:

• sociolect emphasizing the femininity of the speaker (often a homosexual or transsexual male) - Linguistics term

noun:

• single chopstick stuck upright into the bowl of rice offered to the deceased at their funeral

noun:

• town built within the semi-fortified compounds of a temple (during the Warring States period)

noun:

• government property
• taxes and other fees paid by the provinces to the governement (ritsuryo system) ［かんもつ］

noun:

• observing and reviewing the effects of a drug after it has been released onto the market

expression / noun:

• the year end; end of the year; last days of the year

noun / adjectival noun:

• one's own convenience; one's way; selfishness

noun:

• surroundings; environment; way of doing things
• convenience; ease of use
• financial circumstances; living; livelihood
• kitchen ➜ 台所
• right hand (in archery); hand that pulls the bowstring

prefix noun:

• unauthorised (e.g. phone app, WWW site); unofficial

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to stop; to turn off - esp. 止める, 停める
• to park - esp. 止める, 停める
• to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to hold back (tears); to hold (one's breath); to relieve (pain) - esp. 止める, 停める
• to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade; to forbid; to prohibit
• to notice; to be aware of; to concentrate on; to pay attention to; to remember; to bear in mind ➜ 目を留める・気に留める
• to fix (in place); to fasten; to tack; to pin; to nail; to button; to staple - esp. 留める
• to detain; to keep in custody - esp. 留める

noun:

• publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)