noun:

• separate room; another room
• special room
• concubine (of a noble) - archaism ➜ 側室

adverb / ~と adverb:

• mewing (of a cat); meow; miaow - onomatopoeia ➜ にゃあ

noun:

• cat; kitty; pussy cat - children's language

noun:

• naked bud (of a plant); bud unprotected by bud scales

expression / noun:

• divine messenger; messenger of a god (esp. an animal messenger)

noun:

• monkey; ape
• personification of a monkey (e.g. Mr. Monkey)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to decorate; to add a touch of colour; to grace - usu. ~に花を添える

noun:

• suitcase; trunk
• trunk (of a car); boot
• (trunk) line

noun:

• party man; party woman; member of a political party

noun / ~する noun:

• market liberalization; market liberalisation; opening up of a market

noun:

• India ink; China ink
• ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)

godan ~る verb:

• to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste

noun:

• holder of a title deed; stock holder; lease holder

noun:

• mother tuber of a taro; taro corm; parent taro

noun:

• secondary armament (of a warship); secondary battery; secondary gun

noun:

• concluding festivities; concluding program; concluding programme
• final day of a tournament - Sumo term

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt

~する verb (spec.):

• to exile; to banish
• to revise the wording of a phrase

noun:

• substitution kanji; kanji used in place of a common-use kanji ➜ 常用漢字

noun:

• runner (of a sliding door)
• tree wax; insect wax; Chinese wax ➜ 水蝋蝋

noun:

• candlelight service (e.g. in a church)
• ceremony during a wedding reception where the bride and the groom go from table to table lighting a candle at each

noun:

• girl-in-training (e.g. a geisha-in-training or a girl who performs miscellaneous tasks in a brothel) - archaism
• brat; scamp; rascal; jackanapes - archaism - derogatory term ➜ 小童【こわっぱ】
• disciple; apprentice - original meaning - archaism

expression:

• anything is better than nothing; kail spares bread; a bellyful is a bellyful, whether it be meat or drink; tea in the belly (will fill it) for a time [literal] - proverb

expression:

• after a short time; in a short while; a short time later

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to miss; to overlook; to fail to notice
• to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to turn a blind eye to
• to pass up (e.g. an opportunity)
• to let (a good ball) go by - Baseball term