noun:

• court mourning (for the late emperor or empress); national mourning

adverb:

• anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever

noun:

• the first generation of a family; school (of thought) or religious sect - obscure term

noun / ~の noun:

• hot water or liquid (especially that below the surface of the earth)

expression / noun:

• more or less right; you are on the right track; getting warm ➜ いい線行く

noun:

• larger whales of family Delphinidae (esp. the pilot whales or blackfish)

noun:

• temporary staff; loaned staff (e.g. from a parent or related organization)

noun:

• shrimp (infraorder Caridea)
• small shrimp, prawn or lobster

noun / adverbial noun:

• just-harvested; something freshly harvested or gathered (usually produce)

noun:

• classification of Japanese words by their origin as Japanese, Chinese or Western

noun:

• miscellany (classification of Japanese poetry unrelated to the seasons or to love)

noun:

• audio book (book read onto CD or tape)

noun:

• mat (made of pieces of split bamboo or reeds tied together)

noun:

• dupion (double cocoon formed jointly by two or more silkworms); dupioni
• cocoon

noun:

• shutter street (street with many closed-down shops or offices)

prefix:

• goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis - from 引き ➜ 引っ抱える

noun:

• door made of one or several wooden planks and no door framework ➜ 桟唐戸

noun:

• neophyte; new monk (or nun); new convert (to Buddhism) - Buddhism term

noun:

• first report (esp. of an incident, disaster, or news story); initial report

noun:

• graduation concert - colloquialism - abbreviation ➜ 卒業コンサート
• farewell concert for a group or band member - colloquialism - abbreviation ➜ 卒業コンサート

noun:

• townhouse (i.e. house in the middle of a town); traditional townhouse
• tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family

noun:

• "Helping Hands" comedy performance; performance in which one person wears a haori on their shoulders, while another person behind them puts their arms through the sleeves of the haori and feeds the person in front ➜ 羽織

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to take something into ...; to bring in; to carry in
• to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring (a proposal); to commence negotiations ➜ 尻を持ち込む【しりをもちこむ】
• to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to fill in a hole; to plug up a hole; to fill in for a vacancy

godan ~る verb / expression:

• to create a debt in one's favor (e.g. by doing someone a favor); to create an obligation in one's favor