noun / ~する noun:

• pardon; extenuation; excuse ［かしゃく］
• borrowing ［かしゃく］

noun:

• borrowing a kanji with the same pronunciation to write a similar-sounding word

noun:

• scheme in which a man and woman trick another man into a compromising situation for blackmail; badger game

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to become empty (hollow)
• to relax from a tense situation into a vacant or absent minded state

noun:

• disk-shaped pad for pressing paper when making a print from a wood block; rubbing pad; baren

noun:

• available to promise (i.e. a product is in stock and can be promised to a buyer); ATP

noun:

• robe with a round collar, stitched sides and a ran, worn by the emperor and high-ranking officials ➜ 襴

noun:

• billhook; fascine knife; sickle-shaped tool with a sharp inner edge, halfway between a knife and an axe

noun:

• duo (ancient Chinese bell with a clapper and a long handle) ➜ 鈴
• large wind bell ［たく］ ➜ 風鈴

~の noun / adjectival noun:

• on the cheap side; comparatively cheap ➜ 高め【たかめ】

noun:

• wait tile which produces a winning hand with a lower score - Mahjong term

noun:

• stretched tire (tyre); narrow tire mounted on a wide rim to achieve a low-profile look

expression:

• harsh words make the going rough; consider your words; a round egg can be cut into a square [literal] - proverb

adjective:

• thin - in ref. to objects, not to people
• pale; light; faint
• watery; thin; dilute
• weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
• slim (probability, etc.); small
• sparse; patchy; scattered

noun:

• early Edo-period book written entirely in kana or in a mixture of kana and kanji (primarily intended for women and children) - four character idiom

noun:

• fountain effect (theory that high sales in the basement of a department store lead to increased sales in the upper levels as well)

noun:

• Maria Kannon; statue of the Virgin Mary disguised as a Buddhist Kannon statue, used by hidden Christians during the Edo period ➜ マリア・観音

conjunction:

• if one were to speak of ..., then certainly; if it were the case that ..., then certainly; if it were a ..., then certainly; phrase used to indicate the inevitability of what follows it (based on what precedes it) ➜ 言う・言う
• so that means (when used in sentence-initial position)

noun:

• altering pronunciation or meaning; word with altered pronunciation or meaning
• turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry) - abbreviation ➜ 転句【てんく】

~と adverb / adverb:

• isolated; standing alone - ぽっつり is emphatic - onomatopoeia
• falling in drops (e.g. rain) - onomatopoeia
• saying a single word; muttering just a few words - onomatopoeia

noun / ~する noun:

• male coming of age ceremony
• for a woman to shave her eyebrows, dye her teeth and wear her hair in the marumage style after marrying (Edo period)

godan ~つ verb / transitive:

• to hit; to strike; to knock; to beat; to punch; to slap; to tap; to bang; to clap; to pound - also written as 拍つ, 搏つ, 撲つ, 擣つ
• to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (a drum, etc.)
• to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.)
• to move; to impress; to touch
• to drive in; to hammer in; to put in; to inject
• to type; to send; to transmit
• to insert; to write in; to mark
• to make (noodles, etc.); to prepare
• to till (soil)
• to sprinkle; to throw; to cast
• to do; to carry out; to play; to perform; to engage in (gambling, etc.)
• to pay (a deposit, etc.)
• to visit (on a pilgrimage)
• to line (a coat)
• to bind (a criminal)

noun:

• festival-eve vigil; eve of a festival vigil ➜ 宵祭り【よいまつり】

noun:

• pile; pool; collection ➜ 溜まる
• gathering spot ➜ たまり場
• waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring - Sumo term
• liquid runoff from miso preparation
• tamari; variety of rich soy sauce (used for sashimi, etc.) - abbreviation ➜ 溜まり醤油

noun:

• canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); hood
• helmet cape; cloth covering one's back to protect against arrows during battle

expression:

• along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money - slang - abbreviation ➜ 鴨がねぎを背負って来る
• double stroke of good luck; Perfect timing!; How convenient (for you to show up)!

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