noun / ~する noun:

• consecration (of a person or thing, in Catholicism); sanctification; prayer of sanctification; ritual of consecration

interjection:

• that is so; that is right; it looks to me; I am of the impression

expression:

• people say that (after plain verb, adj); it is said that; I hear that

expression:

• to be unable to accomplish something because one has chosen the wrong method; to ask for the impossible; to look for fish by climbing a tree [literal] - from Mencius - proverb

noun / ~する noun:

• using a new brush for the first time
• doing something for the first time
• man losing his virginity (esp. to an older woman)

noun:

• Japanese bondage torture (hands and feet are behind the victim's back, and they are hanged from the ceiling with a rock on their back)

noun:

• heaven and earth; the universe; nature; top and bottom; realm; sphere; world
• top and bottom ［てんち］
• gods of heaven and earth ［あめつち］

noun:

• one face; one surface
• the whole surface
• one aspect; one side

noun / adverbial noun:

• (on) the other hand
• one broad, flat object
• front page (e.g. newspaper)

noun:

• lack of harmony; lack of balance; lack of coordination; malfunction
• ataxia - Medicine term

noun:

• source of fire; sign of fire
• warmth of fire; heat

noun:

• dead of night; shades of night; black of night

noun:

• adjustment of debts; debt-workout; consolidation of debts; settlement of debts

noun:

• getting ready to go out in the snow; clothing for going out in the snow; snow gear - obscure term

godan ~つ verb:

• to let a fox into the henhouse; to do something dangerous; to let loose a tiger in the marketplace [literal] - idiom

noun:

• (possession of) one feudal domain and one castle; being independent (acting without compromise or assistance) - four character idiom
• establishing only one castle in each feudal domain (edict issued by the shogunate in 1615)

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song
• to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry

noun:

• chief councillor of state; chief councilor of state
• large-grained variety of adzuki bean

noun:

• top crease of a sleeve (of traditional Japanese clothing)
• sleeve cap (of Western clothing)

pronoun:

• such and such (when being vague, placeholder, etc.); this and that

interjection:

• What?; What is the matter?; What are the items?

prefix noun:

• the last (i.e. immediately preceding) (e.g. "the last mayor"); previous; one-time; former
• pre- (e.g. "premodern") - before the name of an era

~の noun / noun:

• before; earlier ➜ 前【まえ】

noun:

• Northern Di people; northern barbarians; Zhou dynasty term used by the Chinese to refer to non- ethnic Chinese to the north - archaism - derogatory term

noun:

• one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke) ➜ 一条【いちじょう】
• a single bloodline

adjectival noun:

• earnest; resolute; intent; devoted
• ordinary; common - archaism

expression:

• a fox is not taken twice in the same snare; there are no birds in last year's nest; there aren't always loach under the willow tree [literal] - obscure term

noun:

• opposite side; other side; opposite direction
• over there; that way; far away; beyond
• the other party; the other person
• future (starting now)

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.); open; public

noun:

• chancy trade (business) with a high turnover rate and uncertain profitability
• the entertainment, eating, and drinking business
• the night entertainment (nightlife) business