expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be a matter of life or death

noun:

• paying a tribute; contribution; presentation of something to an aristocrat

noun / ~する noun:

• trying of a crime; conviction - obscure term
• condemnation to death by beheading

noun / ~する noun:

• exchanging parts or equipment to effect a change in performance

noun:

• thin string of dried abalone (often tied to a gift)

noun:

• settlement money; compensation to settle a case out of court

expression / ichidan verb:

• to dunk (e.g. food in a drink)

noun:

• tool used to extract combusted tobacco from a kiseru pipe

noun:

• New Year event to pray for a rich rice harvest

expression / ichidan verb:

• to have a bitter experience - idiom

noun:

• South Korean comics (often of a style similar to manga) - From Korean "manhwa"

noun / ~する noun:

• bottoming out; reaching a floor; ceasing to fall; edging lower

noun:

• people belonging to a hereditary occupation group (Yamato period) ➜ 部【べ】

noun:

• stillman; workman who attends to a still (of whisky, etc.)

noun:

• manzai based on comic dialogue (as opposed to a skit) ➜ 漫才

noun:

• place (to run a business, e.g. street stall)

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to make a diagonal move (in the game of go)

noun / ~する noun:

• taking pictures (for a wedding, etc.) prior to the event

noun / ~する noun:

• recording audio at home (as opposed to in a studio) - abbreviation ➜ 自宅録音【じたくろくおん】

noun / ~する noun:

• recording audio at home (as opposed to in a studio)

noun / ~する noun:

• adding (e.g. an entry to a dictionary); listing; inclusion

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)

expression / adjectival noun:

• seeming to have a problem, issue, etc. ➜ 気【げ】・訳あり【わけあり】

noun:

• tossed coin (to a street performer or beggar)

noun:

• adhan; azan; Islamic call to prayer (usu. from a minaret) - From Arabic