noun:

• haze (esp. in spring); mist ［霞］ ➜ 霧
• dimness (of sight) - esp. 翳み,翳

adverb:

• now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now

noun:

• first match (in a series)

noun:

• comfort (in living place)

noun / ~の noun:

• metropolitan (i.e. established by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government)

noun / ~する noun:

• investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)

noun:

• piece (in shogi, chess, etc.)
• horse; foal - archaism
• bridge (of a violin, etc.)

noun / suffix noun:

• tuck (e.g. in a dress) ➜ 縫い揚げ【ぬいあげ】

noun:

• rise (e.g. in price) ［上げ］ Antonym: 下げ

noun / ~する noun:

• chosen (in a competition)

noun:

• space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper)
• surface of paper
• letter; writings; document

noun:

• foreign capital (e.g. in a company); foreign investment

noun:

• present point (i.e. in history); at the present time

noun:

• fifty-three stations on the Tōkaidō (Edo-Kyoto highway in Edo-period Japan) - abbreviation ➜ 東海道五十三次【とうかいどうごじゅうさんつぎ】

noun:

• the opening(s) (e.g. in a game of go or chess)

noun:

• editor (in publishing, etc.)

noun / ~の noun:

• far right (in politics); extreme right; ultraconservative

adjectival noun / ~の noun / adverb / noun:

• (in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while ➜ 久し振り

noun:

• Shinbashi (section of Tokyo)

adjectival noun:

• rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; dense; strong Antonym: 淡泊
• very likely; highly possible
• passionate; hot

noun / ~する noun:

• floating (e.g. in air, water); floatation; buoyancy; buoying up (e.g. economy)

noun / ~する noun:

• selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available

~の noun:

• commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf; store-bought

expression / godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)

noun:

• first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move
• forestalling; (seizing the) initiative ➜ 後手

noun / ~する noun:

• knockdown (e.g. in boxing); overthrow; defeat

noun:

• last moves (in go, shogi, or chess); endgame

suffix noun:

• gathering; collecting; coming together