noun:

• (special) correspondent (e.g. for a newspaper)
• representative; delegate

noun:

• foreign capital (e.g. in a company); foreign investment

noun:

• present point (i.e. in history); at the present time

noun:

• fifty-three stations on the Tōkaidō (Edo-Kyoto highway in Edo-period Japan) - abbreviation ➜ 東海道五十三次【とうかいどうごじゅうさんつぎ】

noun:

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

noun:

• art gallery (esp. artworks for sale); picture gallery ➜ ギャラリー

noun:

• editor (in publishing, etc.)

noun / ~の noun:

• far right (in politics); extreme right; ultraconservative

noun:

• wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead)
• going badly (one's business, one's fortune, the economy); being in a bad financial situation

adjectival noun / ~の noun / adverb / noun:

• (in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while ➜ 久し振り

noun:

• reception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries); guest house
• State Guest House (esp. Akasaka palace, also guest house in Kyoto)

noun / ~する noun:

• choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location

noun:

• standpoint; position

adjectival noun:

• rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; dense; strong Antonym: 淡泊
• very likely; highly possible
• passionate; hot

noun:

• support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation; guarantee; security

noun / ~する noun:

• floating (e.g. in air, water); floatation; buoyancy; buoying up (e.g. economy)

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

expression / godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)

noun:

• first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move
• forestalling; (seizing the) initiative ➜ 後手

noun / ~する noun:

• knockdown (e.g. in boxing); overthrow; defeat

noun:

• last moves (in go, shogi, or chess); endgame

suffix noun:

• gathering; collecting; coming together

noun:

• Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari)
• the Minamoto family

~の noun / noun:

• smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal Antonym: 最大

noun / ~する noun:

• stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; marking time (for a soldier)
• standstill; stalemate

noun:

• a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section; a tune; note; strain; measure

noun:

• simplified receipt with a blank line to be filled out with the customer's name (used specifically for claiming expenses)