expression / noun:

• sweep of the tide; drift of the tide; tidal current

noun:

• the seven forms of Avalokitesvara ➜ 観世音
• the seven Avalokitesvaras of Kyoto

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to shame the name (of); to blot the reputation (of)

noun:

• activities of daily living; ADL; normal activities of daily life

noun:

• expected date of confinement; expected delivery date (of a baby)

noun:

• first line (of a poem); first bars (of a melody)

expression:

• throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ... ➜ 渡る・にわたって

noun:

• being fond of children; person fond of children

noun:

• foot of a mountain; base of a mountain

noun:

• quality of a fabric or cloth; texture of a fabric

noun:

• fashion style heavy on make-up and elaborate hairstyles, used among Japanese rock bands, musicians, etc. ➜ Ｖ系【ブイけい】
• handsome man (esp. one who knows this)

noun / ~する noun:

• organization; organisation; formation
• structure; construction; setup; constitution

noun:

• system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.)
• tissue - Biology term
• texture (of a rock) - Geology term ➜ 石理

noun / ~する noun:

• weave (of a fabric)

noun / ~する noun:

• going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building)
• receiving a flood of critical comments on an online article, blog post, etc.

noun / ~する noun:

• shooting (a ball); shot (on basket, at goal, etc.) - Sports term

noun:

• shoot (of a tree or plant)
• chute
• shuuto; shootball; type of pitch commonly used in Japan - Baseball term

noun:

• snow and ice ➜ 氷雪
• snow ice; frozen snow

noun:

• temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those to celebrate it

noun:

• crossed fingers and word said to call someone to be avoided as 'dirty' - children's language

~する noun:

• to cross one's fingers (to ward off 'dirt')

noun:

• legendary monster resembling a flying squirrel
• Japanese giant flying squirrel (Petaurista leucogenys) - orig. meaning ➜ ムササビ
• Japanese dish prepared with cooked fish and chicken - esp. 野衾 - Food term

noun:

• rokurokubi; long-neck woman; monstrous person (often a woman) with a neck that can expand and contract (in Japanese folklore)

noun:

• rokurokubi; long-neck woman; monstrous person (often a woman) with a neck that can expand and contract (in Japanese folklore) ➜ 轆轤首

noun:

• Heian-period ceremony where a newlywed groom and bride eat a rice-cake on the third night after the wedding ceremony ➜ 三日の餅

noun:

• mountain forest; forest on a mountain; montane forest
• mountains and forest

noun:

• one's wife; one's wife and daughter or daughters

noun:

• tell-all book; revealing book; kiss-and-tell book; scandalous book

noun:

• area between the regular outfield wall and a lower home-run fence set up at a shorter distance from home plate - Baseball term - From English "lucky zone"