temporal noun / adverbial noun:

• the other day; lately; recently; during this period
• meanwhile; in the meantime ［このかん］

adjectival noun / noun:

• hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating; jarring; cacophonous

adjectival noun / noun / ~の noun:

• chivalry; generosity; heroism; chivalrous spirit; helping the weak and fighting the strong ➜ 任侠団体・男伊達

noun / ~する noun:

• taking the podium; mounting the rostrum; going on stage to give a speech, etc.

noun / ~の noun:

• (so marvelous or horrible that it may be) the first and probably the last - four character idiom

expression:

• there is little to choose between the two; they're both about the same - idiom

noun:

• view in the distant offing where the sea and skyline cannot be distinguished - four character idiom

noun:

• deep double underarm grip which prevents the opponent from grabbing the belt - Sumo term

noun:

• metal rod in a wooden plane which holds the chip breaker against the blade

noun:

• Rikkokushi; the six ancient Japanese historical collections compiled between the Nara and Heian periods

prefix:

• august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine - honorific language

noun:

• big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage ➜ 晴れ舞台

expression:

• slow and steady wins the race; there is luck in the last helping - proverb

noun:

• finishing board nailed where the floor boards meet the wall; (similar to) skirting, baseboards

noun:

• over-the-counter drug; medication bought directly from the drugstore without a prescription ➜ 売薬

noun:

• paleolagine lagomorph (Paleolaginae spp., incl. the Amami rabbit and the red rock hares)

noun:

• passing the physical examination as a Grade One conscript (in the former Japanese military)

auxiliary verb:

• indicates respect for the one performing an action and politeness to the listener - after a monosyllable imperfective form verb - archaism - female language - polite language

expression / noun:

• leaving an online shopping session without purchasing the goods in the cart - IT term

~する verb (spec.) / transitive:

• to take the name of; to call oneself
• to pretend; to feign; to purport

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to recall; to hit upon...; to occur to (one)
• to feel the call of ...

godan ~す verb / ~す verb (precursor to modern する) / transitive:

• to take the name of; to call oneself ➜ 称する
• to pretend; to feign; to purport

expression:

• the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; it is that ...

adverb:

• before the week is out; before the week is over; within the week; sometime this week

noun:

• ripple; ring on the water
• repercussions
• Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound - Music term