noun:

• being deep in prayer; praying devoutly to Amida Buddha - four character idiom - Buddhism term

noun:

• first-to-file system (e.g. in patent law)

noun:

• first-to-invent system (e.g. in patent law)

expression:

• not hard to... (in certain circumstances, it would be possible)

interjection:

• (in calisthenics) return to your original position!
• er, rather - used in speech to correct oneself ➜ 元へ

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to run through one's fortune (in idleness)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to extend in length (esp. parts of television programs) ➜ 尺【しゃく】

adjectival noun:

• of inquiring mind; eager to study; enthusiastic in studying

expression:

• in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)

noun:

• economic boom due to special procurements, esp. in wartime

noun:

• pescatore (used in reference to Italian dishes with seafood) - From Italian

expression:

• in contrast to (one's, its) appearance

expression:

• (in spite of) being old enough to know better

noun:

• withers (height from ground to shoulder blades in animals)

noun:

• young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.) - familiar language

noun:

• pavilion in a garden (used to keep cool); gazebo - archaism ➜ 東屋

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to clean and repaper shoji in preparation for winter

expression / adjective:

• failing in one's duty (e.g. to someone)

adverb:

• not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently

noun:

• franponais; misuse of French in Japan (similar to Engrish)

noun:

• imperial edict to confer nobility titles (in ancient China)

godan ~る verb:

• to get one's knickers in a twist - slang - sensitive - From Korean "hwabyeong" ➜ 火病【ひびょう】

noun:

• climate sensitivity (e.g. to changes in CO2 levels)

noun:

• noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play - Sports term

noun / suffix noun:

• charge; cost; price
• generation; age; reign
• era - Geology term
• a representative of; on behalf of; for (someone) - after someone's name or title
• used after a phone number to indicate that it is a switchboard number ➜ 代表電話番号

counter:

• counter for decades of ages, eras, etc.
• counter for generations (of inheritors to a throne, etc.)
• proxy application company - abbreviation ➜ 代理申請会社

noun:

• pronoun - used in dictionaries, etc. - abbreviation ➜ 代名詞