expression / adjective:

• having lost face; in a bind

noun:

• short-trimmed mane (of a horse) - obscure term

noun / ~の noun:

• vomer (a bone of the skull)

noun:

• seam; stitch ➜ 針目
• eye of a needle ➜ 針の穴

adverb:

• with a clashing or clanging sound - onomatopoeia

noun:

• mesh size of a net

noun:

• fish with a human-looking face

noun:

• blowhole (cavity in a metal casing)

noun / ~たる adjective:

• chirping of a small bird

noun:

• acting alone in committing a crime

noun:

• agricultural burning; setting a field ablaze

noun:

• dong (of a bell or gong)

noun:

• dominant partner of a homosexual relationship - often abbr. 凸 on gay SNS sites - colloquialism Antonym: 猫 ➜ 攻め・受け

noun / ~する noun:

• enemy encounter (in a video game) - From English "encount"

noun:

• site of a Buddhist mortuary tablet

noun:

• headrest (esp. on a car seat)

noun:

• nose (of a person, car, etc.)

noun:

• gatha (poetic verse of a scripture) - Buddhism term

noun:

• Japanese dock (a plant) (Rumex japonicus) - archaism ➜ 羊蹄

noun / ~する noun:

• initial opening (esp. of a temple)

expression:

• bon voyage; have a nice trip ➜ よい旅を

adverb:

• quickly; swiftly ➜ 疾く

noun / ~の noun:

• a long time ago ➜ 疾く

temporal noun / ~の noun:

• a long time ago ➜ 疾く

adverb:

• quickly; swiftly ➜ 疾く

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to get a phone call ➜ 電話を掛ける

adverb / ~と adverb:

• swaying (repeatedly, in a large, slow motion)