noun:

• neighboring or surrounding country; neighbouring or surrounding country

noun / ~する noun:

• installment payment or delivery; instalment payment or delivery

noun:

• mixed or compound color; mixed or compound colour

noun:

• lime or calcium fertilizer; lime or calcium fertiliser

noun:

• physical or manual labor; physical or manual labour

noun:

• specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill

noun:

• standardized article or goods; standardised article or goods

noun:

• distribution or trading center; distribution or trading centre

expression:

• yes or no; yes-no; all or nothing

noun:

• all-or-none law; all-or-none-principle

noun:

• line (i.e. of text); row; verse
• carya (austerities) - Buddhism term
• samskara (formations) - Buddhism term
• running script (a semi-cursive style of kanji) - abbreviation ➜ 行書

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• moment; instant - From Sanskrit "kṣaṇa"

noun:

• kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time - orig. meaning - Buddhism term

noun / ~する noun:

• dharma transmission (formal confirmation of a student's awakening by his master) - Buddhism term
• certificate of proficiency (in flower arrangement, etc.)

expression:

• start with the first step; when embarking on a great project, start with immediate steps ➜ 隗より始めよ
• he who first suggests it should be the first to do it ➜ 隗より始めよ

expression:

• start with the first step; when embarking on a great project, start with immediate steps - proverb
• he who first suggests it should be the first to do it - proverb

noun:

• process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work

noun:

• closing part of a balance sheet; balance of accounts

noun:

• forming an alliance; conclusion of a treaty of alliance

noun:

• handle of an axe; handle of a hatchet - obscure term

noun:

• person of high rank; nobleman - archaism - honorific language ➜ 御前【ごぜん】
• wife of a nobleman

adverb / ~と adverb:

• sound of a camera shutter - onomatopoeia
• sound of water splashing - onomatopoeia ➜ パシャン

noun:

• copy of a registration certificate; certified copy of register

noun:

• figure; design
• twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes ［綾］
• style (of writing); figure (of speech)
• design; plot; plan
• minor market fluctuation; technical correction
• cat's cradle - abbreviation ➜ 綾取り【あやとり】
• lease rod (in a loom) - abbreviation ➜ 綾竹

noun:

• cosmic bowling; bowling in a bowling alley that is lit up like a disco with lots of flashing lights

noun / adverbial noun / suffix noun:

• (approximate) time; around; about; toward - ごろ when used as a suffix
• suitable time (or condition) ➜ 食べ頃
• time of year; season