noun:

• dispute over water rights; dispute over the distribution of water into paddies during the summer (in rural areas) ➜ 水喧嘩

noun:

• the two leading actors (in a play); the two star players; the two distinctive features; the two main items (attractions) - four character idiom

expression / noun:

• being quiet and meek (in contrast to normal behaviour); being as meek as a lamb; a borrowed cat [literal] - idiom

noun:

• octopus - abbreviation
• octopus regulator; alternate second-stage air pressure regulator used as an alternative air source in an emergency

noun:

• Kyoto-style grilled fish; fish slices pickled overnight in Kyoto-style sweet white bean paste, then grilled - Food term ➜ 西京漬け

noun:

• colour of water (esp. in rivers, lakes, sea)
• scenery of rivers, lakes, etc.
• light blue; pale blue; aqua ➜ 水色【みずいろ】

noun / ~する noun:

• punch (with the fist)
• punching (a hole); hole punch

noun:

• punch (drink)
• punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to hold in one's arms
• to bring over a person to one's side; to involve

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing

noun:

• economic unit (entity involved in economic activity, e.g. households, businesses, nations)
• economic unit (measurement of economic activity)

noun:

• Special Measures Law for USFJ Land Release (1952); Special Measures Law for US Military Bases (in Okinawa)

expression / noun:

• non-conveyor belt sushi; sushi served in a restaurant that doesn't have a conveyor belt ➜ 回転寿司

expression / noun:

• non-conveyor belt sushi; sushi served in a restaurant that doesn't have a conveyor belt ➜ 回転寿司

noun:

• internal maneuvering; secret maneuvering (within an organization); reconciling the various views within an organization before airing something in public - four character idiom

noun:

• original spelling or kana usage
• spelling in original language (for words transliterated into another language or script)

noun:

• Lamarckian evolutionary theory in which individuals lose characteristics that are not used and develop characteristics that are often used ➜ ラマルク説

noun:

• partition board; plank used as a partition
• board used in a ship to prevent the cargo from moving around

noun:

• double slap in the face (second slap administered by the return motion of the back of the hand)

noun:

• air-damper (e.g. in chimney)
• wind door; door through which wind blows, e.g. to cool a room - archaism

noun:

• land received in compensation for one's service; land given by a lord to a vassal for his service - archaism

noun:

• land received in compensation for one's service; land given by a lord to a vassal for his service ➜ 恩地

adverb:

• anyhow; in any case; at any rate; after all; at all; no matter what
• at best; at most

noun:

• high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee

~の noun:

• highly-paid; in the top salary bracket

noun:

• obstructing the discharge of official duties; hindering a government official in the execution of his duties

noun:

• the person concerned; the person in question; the said person