noun:

• length of a sleeve (of Western clothing)
• height of a sleeve (of traditional Japanese clothing)

noun / ~する noun:

• staging a story; filming a story

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to hold a mountain fortress

noun:

• open three-of-a-kind (meld); three-of-a-kind made with a tile called from another player - Mahjong term ➜ 刻子

noun:

• chanting sutras in front of a shoryodana (of a monk during the Bon Festival) ➜ 精霊棚【しょうりょうだな】

noun:

• processed meat injected with a beef tallow mixture

adverbial noun / temporal noun / ~の noun:

• whole life; a lifetime; all through life; one existence; a generation; an age; the whole world; the era

~の noun:

• (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

• in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; in a dither; in a panic; all shook up; helplessly - onomatopoeia
• sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice) - onomatopoeia

noun / ~する noun:

• raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; search-and-kill mission; search-and-destroy mission; military action without a predetermined target; attacking the enemy or assisting allies as the opportunity arises

noun:

• shortstop; short - abbreviation - Baseball term ➜ 遊撃手

adjective:

• few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom

expression / adverb:

• in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all

suffix noun:

• from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); in the field of; being of the type of
• aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; on; above

noun:

• first volume (e.g. book) ➜ 下【げ】・上巻

noun / prefix:

• superior quality; best; top; high class
• going up
• governmental; imperial
• presenting; showing

prefix:

• ana- (medical, biol.)

adverb:

• in an instant; in a moment; immediately; right away; at once
• suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

• refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (a weight) off one's shoulder - onomatopoeia ➜ さっぱり
• shapely; neatly; refinedly
• cleanly; without trouble
• clearly; plainly; distinctly ➜ はっきり
• completely; thoroughly ➜ すっかり
• not at all (with negative sentence); not even slightly ➜ さっぱり

~する noun / adverb / ~と adverb:

• to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over - onomatopoeia

adjectival noun / ~の noun:

• natural; as a matter of course; justified; deserved; reasonable

adjectival noun / adverb / noun:

• soon; in a moment; before long; shortly
• nearby; close

~の noun / noun:

• direct
• spot transaction; cash transaction ➜ 直取引

noun / ~する noun:

• pitching; throwing a ball; bowling (in cricket); pitched ball

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; to terminate; to come to an end

auxiliary verb / noun or verb acting prenominally / godan ~る verb:

• extremely - after adjectival noun. e.g. 退屈極まる話

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be at a loss - esp. 窮まる. occ. 谷まる
• to be decided; to be settled

adverb / ~する noun:

• suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly - onomatopoeia

~する noun / adverb:

• attractive; distinguished; showy; catching ➜ ぱっとしない

noun / ~する noun:

• naming; giving a name; designation; denomination

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• nominal

noun:

• nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color

noun / ~の noun:

• revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization - four character idiom

noun:

• queue jumping; breaking into a line; muscling in on; wedging oneself in; interruption; sharing a theater box (theatre)
• interrupt - IT term

~する verb (spec.) / intransitive verb:

• to contribute; to play a part in; to have a hand in; to be conducive to; to be instrumental in
• to finance