noun / ~する noun:

• selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available

~の noun:

• commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf; store-bought

noun / ~する noun:

• closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard
• pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling

noun:

• swollen face; puffy face - From English "moon face"
• moon display on a watch indicating am or pm (usually analogue)

noun:

• collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first Day of the Rat of the New Year) - obscure term ➜ 子の日の遊び

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to put on a moderate amount of lean or firm weight; to gain healthy weight (e.g. from muscle); to become overweight as opposed to obese

noun:

• doorstop interview; doorstep interview; on-the-move interview; informal interview in which reporters surround a public figure and prod him for an off-the-cuff response

noun / ~する noun:

• shift away from manufacturing to an information and service-based economy - Economics term
• softening
• release (e.g. of a movie) on home video (e.g. DVD, BD, VHS)

noun / ~する noun:

• spanking

noun:

• traditional ceremony where the newly-wed wife, upon entering her new home, was hit on the rump with a straw bundle etc., to ensure her fertility

noun:

• hold music; music on hold; hold tone

noun:

• custom of keeping a pumpkin or squash during the winter and eating it on the day of the winter solstice

expression / ~くる verb (spec.):

• along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money; a duck comes carrying a Welsh onion on its back [literal] ➜ 鴨鍋

noun:

• opposite side; bottom; other side; side hidden from view; undersurface; reverse side Antonym: 表【おもて】
• rear; back; behind
• lining; inside
• in the shadows; behind the scenes; offstage; behind one's back
• more (to something than meets the eye); hidden side (e.g. of one's personality); unknown circumstances; different side
• proof ➜ 裏付け
• opposite (of a prediction, common sense, etc.); contrary ➜ 裏をかく
• inverse (of a hypothesis, etc.)
• bottom (of an inning); last half (of an inning) - Baseball term Antonym: 表【おもて】

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• pointed; sharp ➜ 尖る【とがる】
• sharp (e.g. voice); on edge (e.g. nerves) ➜ 尖る【とがる】
• outstanding; cutting edge; superior

godan ~る verb:

• to Google (i.e. to search for on the WWW using the Google search engine) - colloquialism

noun:

• there; that situation; that occasion
• the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to rest in peace; to attain eternal rest - usu. neg. ➜ 浮かばれない【うかばれない】
• to gain recognition; to get on in the world

noun:

• number (in a series)
• (one's) turn
• watch; guard; lookout
• bout; match - Sumo term

noun / ~する noun:

• explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence

noun:

• effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
• one's dominant eye ［利き目・きき眼・利目］

noun:

• patient's chart; clinical records - From German "Karte"
• record (e.g. student, equipment maintenance, etc.)

noun:

• meal; (one's) diet; food; foodstuff; foodstuffs ［食］
• eclipse (solar, lunar, etc.) - Astronomy term ➜ 星食

noun:

• the opening(s) (e.g. in a game of go or chess)

noun / ~の noun:

• pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person; teacher's student-helper

noun / ~する noun:

• honouring (publicly); honoring; making someone's good deeds or achievements well-known

noun:

• beach; water's edge
• coastline; national border; before entering the country