expression / adjective:

• have no choice
• there is nothing but
• no more than

expression:

• being bold and courageous, but also careful and meticulous - four character idiom

expression:

• than - colloquialism
• other than; except; but - colloquialism

noun:

• Forgive me for dispensing with the preliminaries, but I hasten to inform you that... - formal salutation for a brief letter

noun:

• food (meat, fish, vegetables, etc.) cooked separately but served together on one dish

noun:

• grilled miso mixed with chili peppers ➜ 焼き味噌
• person who acts tough but is actually timid ➜ よわみそ

noun:

• person who is employed but has nothing to do at their company ➜ ＮＥＥＴ

noun:

• Shiroganese; housewife, esp. from up-market Shirogane, who does nothing but shop, dine out, etc. - slang

noun / ~する noun:

• reading but not responding to a text message (in the chat application LINE) - colloquialism ➜ スルー

noun:

• method of patterning fabric by pounding on leaves (or flowers, etc.) placed on it, or by rubbing in dye made from these materials - obscure term
• coloring fabric by placing a paper stencil over it and brushing on the dye; fabric colored in such a manner ➜ 摺り込み染め

noun / expression:

• someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to hold all the while; to talk about nothing but

expression:

• being a member of staff but useless as a worker

~の noun / adverb:

• practical; actual; de facto; in essence; in all but name

expression / godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

• to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by

particle:

• than
• from; out of; since; at; on
• except; but; other than

adverb:

• more

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing

noun:

• main dish (e.g. meat, fish, but not rice); principal dish ➜ メインディッシュ

noun:

• looking up a word or kanji by its reading (rather than by its radical or stroke count)
• katakana-hiragana prolonged sound mark - colloquialism ➜ 長音符【ちょうおんぷ】

noun:

• homophone; word with the same pronunciation and similar meaning as another but a different written form

noun:

• orthographical variants; words with the same pronunciation and meaning, but different written forms; spelling inconsistency

noun / adjectival noun:

• being totally upset (by); being completely nonplused (by); being mortified (at); feeling aggrieved (at); finding (it) highly regrettable - four character idiom

noun:

• zigzag pattern; zigzag formation
• steps down from a pier
• pathway covered by extended eaves to protect from snow
• large saw used by lumberjacks

noun:

• young child; toddler
• child over 1 but not yet of school age - Law term

noun:

• child born of older parents ➜ 年寄りっ子
• child raised by grandparents; child spoiled by doting grandparents ➜ 年寄りっ子