noun:

• width; width and narrowness

noun:

• chairman and vice-chairman

adverb:

• such and such - archaism

noun:

• the full scope of the heavens; 360 degrees; one full revolution of the earth
• twelve years; one full cycle of the Chinese calendar

noun:

• approximate age; apparent age ➜ 年の頃

noun / ~の noun:

• marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age of adulthood

noun:

• appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...) - after modifying phrase

noun / adverbial noun:

• past few years; for some years - archaism ➜ 年来

noun:

• Japanese league; ri; old Japanese unit of distance, approx. 3.927km or 2.44 miles
• neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes) ➜ 郷里制・国郡里制
• unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m) ➜ 条里制

noun:

• winning without fighting; method used to win without fighting - four character idiom
• one's own way of doing things (i.e. as different from that of one's instructor)
• Shinto-ryu (school of kenjutsu) - colloquialism ➜ 新当流

noun / suffix noun:

• playing
• play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect) - usually written using kana alone

noun / ~する noun:

• stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; marking time (for a soldier)
• standstill; stalemate

noun:

• humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue
• duty
• formal greeting (between gamblers) - perhaps derived from 辞儀 ➜ 辞儀【じんぎ】・仁義を切る
• (gang's) moral code

noun / ~の noun:

• farce; charade

noun:

• person who serves tea
• short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)

noun:

• legend; tradition
• biography; life
• method; way
• horseback transportation and communication relay system used in ancient Japan

adjectival noun / noun:

• scruffy; unconcerned about one's personal appearance

noun / adjectival noun:

• rough and uncouth vigor (vigour)

noun:

• former rank in the Japanese army and navy, equiv. to private first-class, lance corporal, etc. ➜ 士長

noun:

• nama-fu; wheat gluten mixed with rice flour and steamed in large blocks - Food term ➜ 麸【ふ】

noun:

• udo (plant related to ginseng, used in medicine and cooking) (Aralia cordata)

noun:

• sheep in a tiger's skin; gimcrack; showy without real worth; all show and no substance - four character idiom

noun:

• corn dog (frankfurter on a stick dipped in batter and deep-fried) - From English "American dog"

noun:

• qieyun (ancient Chinese dictionary arranged by rhyme, displaying characters' meanings and representing their pronunciation with fanqie)

noun / ~の noun:

• consuming food and drink in restaurant (as opposed to taking it home) - From English "eat in"

noun:

• pail-like wooden container typically lacquered in Japanese style, used for holding and serving hot liquids

noun:

• young men with deep tans (or dark makeup) who wear white eyeliner and lipstick - slang

noun:

• Chinese-style stir-fry containing green peppers and meat; pepper steak (US) - Food term - From Chinese "qīngjiāo ròusī"

noun:

• fish, chicken, shellfish, etc. blanched by exposure to boiling and then icy water ➜ 霜降り

noun:

• euphonic change wherein some mora ('ku', 'gu', 'hi', 'bi' and 'mi') are pronounced 'u' - Linguistics term