noun:

• bowl of rice; single serving of rice
• bowl of rice placed by the pillow of the recently deceased

expression:

• every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop [literal] - proverb ➜ 餠

noun:

• face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts) ［建て前・建前・立て前・立前］ Antonym: 本音
• ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house ［建て前・建前］
• tea ceremony procedures; tea ceremony etiquette ［立て前・立前・点て前・点前］

noun:

• part of the fabric that is wrapped farthest from the skin when wearing a garment that is wrapped in front of one (such as a kimono) ➜ 下前
• percentage; commission ➜ 上米【うわまい】

noun:

• light that is said to be emitted from some hair or tuft in Buddha's forehead; ray of light from the tuft of white hair (between the eyebrows) - from 白毫相光 - abbreviation

noun:

• number crossword (var. of kanji crossword puzzle with numbers where squares with the same number contain the same kanji) - abbreviation ➜ ナンバークロス

noun:

• shrine ritual held with the first two months of the year to forecast (or pray for) a successful harvest
• seasonal planting of rice on a field affiliated with a shrine

noun:

• monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; non-human primate ➜ ニホンザル
• sly person - derogatory term
• idiot; hick - derogatory term
• sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)
• clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook ➜ 自在鉤
• bathhouse prostitute - archaism ➜ 湯女

noun:

• the best one can do; one's best effort

adverbial noun:

• with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to labor (labour) for the public good; to work for the public good

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to repay double the original amount
• to repay x times the original amount - following a number x

ichidan verb:

• to come for the first time; to become for the first time

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to grab someone by the collar; to grab someone by the lapels

noun:

• for the first time; first thing; doing something for the first time - archaism
• first menstruation - archaism

noun:

• the week after the following week; two weeks later; two weeks after that

~の noun / adjectival noun:

• high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the high side
• on the expensive side; comparatively expensive ➜ 安め【やすめ】

noun:

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

godan ~く verb:

• to wear on the head - archaism
• to have cloth, clothing, etc. bestowed upon one by their lord or master; to wear such cloth on the left shoulder
• to be injured

noun:

• carry-back; bringing the ball back to one's own position (in rugby) - Sports term
• carryback; carrying over a deduction or credit from a prior year to the current year (to reduce income tax) - Economics term

adverb:

• like that (used for something or someone distant from both speaker and listener); so ➜ 斯う・然う・如何【どう】

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• here and there; some parts (of something); several places

adjective:

• fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)

noun:

• Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce ➜ 七福神

adverb:

• besides; furthermore; on top of that
• and yet; nevertheless; even so

noun:

• rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce ➜ おじや

noun / ~する noun:

• rise and fall (e.g. prices); fluctuation

noun:

• difference (rank, grade, quality, etc.); variation