noun / ~する noun:

• (making a) telephone call; (having a) telephone conversation; calling; dialing

interjection:

• uh-huh; mm-hmm

adverb / ~と adverb:

• with a moan; with a groan

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to play a central role; to take a leading part

noun:

• nucleus (of a project proposal, of a social movement, etc.) - four character idiom

noun:

• being a match for thousands; being a mighty warrior (combatant) - four character idiom

~と adverb:

• (with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap - onomatopoeia

noun:

• prevailing mood of a locality; emotional climate of a district

noun:

• weight (of a fishing net); sinker (on a fishing line)

noun:

• one summer (during which a monk attends a summer retreat) - Buddhism term ➜ 安居【あんご】

noun:

• ending a sentence with a noun or noun phrase ➜ 名詞止め

noun:

• geisha belonging to a call-office (usually a skilled geisha) ➜ 検番

noun:

• person with a humble salary; person of a low condition

expression / ~する verb (spec.):

• to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to spend a fortune; to pay a high price

ichidan verb / transitive / expression:

• to acquire a trade; to learn a vocation

expression / ichidan verb:

• to become a wandering ghost; to appear as a spirit

noun:

• urheimat; original homeland of a people or of a language

noun:

• woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; femininity - colloquialism

noun:

• layer of clothing worn by nobles (worn beneath the robe but over the undergarments) - archaism

noun:

• pillow money; tip left by the pillow for the room maid ➜ 枕銭

noun:

• master (of a house, shop, etc.)
• husband (informal)
• sir; boss; master; governor; word used to address a male patron, customer, or person of high status
• patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy ➜ パトロン
• alms; almsgiving; almsgiver - orig. meaning; usu. written as 檀那 - Buddhism term - From Sanskrit "dāna" ➜ 檀越・檀家

godan ~す verb:

• to include; to welcome (in a group); to let in - Kansai dialect ➜ 寄せる
• to bring near; to put close; to let come near - archaism

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to do something useless; to paint the lily; to gild refined gold; to build a roof atop the roof [literal] ➜ 屋上架屋

expression / ichidan verb:

• to let someone have the credit for (a success); to let someone else carry the flowers [literal]

noun:

• hole in the curtains to allow someone backstage to see the audience (in kabuki theatre) - obscure term
• public observation; feel of being watched; casual observers - obscure term ➜ 人目