noun / ~の noun:

• (one's) master
• Lord (Christian ref. to Jesus or God) ［しゅ］
• the main thing; the majority; the primary concern ［しゅ］ ➜ 主たる・主として

expression:

• spare the rod and spoil the child; if you love your children, send them out into the world [literal] - proverb

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to save an enemy from trouble instead of taking advantage of their weakness; to show humanity even to one's enemy; to help one's enemy in difficulty - from Uesugi Kenshin sending salt to his enemy, Takeda Shingen, when Takeda's salt supply had been cut off

adjectival noun / noun:

• lively; full of spirit; energetic; vigorous; vital; spirited
• healthy; well; fit; in good health

noun:

• retirement age
• years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion - archaism

noun:

• groundwork; foundation
• inclination; aptitude; elementary knowledge (of); grounding (in)
• undercoat; first coat
• soy sauce ➜ お下地

adverb / ~と adverb:

• gulping down (a drink); guzzling; chugging - onomatopoeia

adjectival noun:

• sloshing around (of liquid in one's stomach) - onomatopoeia

expression / adjective:

• in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with

noun / ~する noun:

• persuading by heavy-handed methods
• (in aesthetics) refinement; purification; elimination of non-essential elements

noun:

• visiting another school (e.g. of kendo) and defeating each member in a fight

noun:

• national of a third country
• foreigner resident in Japan (esp. Chinese and Korean) - derogatory term

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• dripping ink marks; a work of calligraphy being written in bold and vivid strokes - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• change in mentality; changing one's way of thinking; adjusting psychologically to shifting circumstances - four character idiom

noun:

• Brugada syndrome (genetic condition resulting in increased risk of sudden cardiac arrest)

noun:

• invitation letter (e.g. document in support of a visa to enter Japan)

noun:

• bumpy texture of a material (esp. woven fabric) ➜ 烏帽子
• creases in an eboshi hat

noun:

• curtained sleeping platform in shinden-style residences (used by people of high rank)

noun:

• type of conical hat adorned with flowers (used in Japanese traditional performing arts); hanagasa

noun:

• gown technique (i.e. use of gowns in sterile environments)

noun:

• Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora; CITES

noun:

• detailed written report; formal account (of steps taken in response to an incident, etc.)

counter:

• double; unit used in calculation of a hand's score - Mahjong term

adverb:

• hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste

adjectival noun:

• sudden - archaism

adjectival noun / ~の noun / adverb / ~する noun:

• scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops; rustling - onomatopoeia

expression:

• in a sense; in some way; to an extent