noun:

• lamplighter; town employee who lit oil or gas streetlights

noun:

• miso, fried soybeans and vegetables seasoned with sake and sugar

expression / noun or verb acting prenominally:

• nice way of saying; diplomatic way of saying; fine; plausible

expression / adjective:

• unable to resist; unable to suppress ➜ でならない

noun:

• (another's respected) father

noun:

• sun shower; sudden rain from a blue sky ➜ 狐の嫁入り

noun / ~の noun:

• trapezoid; trapezium - now usu. 台形 ➜ 台形

adjectival noun / noun:

• self-centered; self-centred; selfish - four character idiom

expression / ichidan verb:

• to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand

noun:

• emperor's knowledge

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to have a break in the conversation; to experience an awkward silence; an angel passes [literal] - from the French 'un ange pass' - idiom

noun:

• detailed written report; formal account (of steps taken in response to an incident, etc.)

noun:

• fourth of the sexagenary cycle ➜ 干支

noun:

• T junction ➜ Ｔ字路

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be a burden; to make trouble for someone

noun:

• railway station - archaism
• generic term for rail yards, junctions, railway stations, etc.

noun:

• Adaptive Transform Coding; ATC - IT term

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations

noun:

• iron door

noun:

• divine aid; divine grace; providential help

noun:

• eye drops

noun:

• beet sugar

noun:

• feeble-minded child; poor scholar

noun:

• Imperial Family; Imperial Household

adjectival noun / noun:

• having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit