noun:

• alms-giver; person who donates to a monk or a temple; dana-pati

noun:

• use of a verb or adjective conjugation (esp. ren'yōkei) as a noun ➜ 連用形

expression:

• while looking on in blank amazement; while gazing at it in shock ➜ あれよあれよ

expression:

• while looking on in blank amazement; while gazing at it in shock ➜ あれよあれよ

adverb:

• on the verge of starvation; at the point of starving

noun:

• opening section of a Chinese poem or essay (in which the topic is broached); broaching the topic of a poem or essay in its opening lines

expression / ~くる verb (spec.):

• along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money; a duck comes carrying a Welsh onion on its back [literal] ➜ 鴨鍋

expression / ichidan verb:

• to greet; to call out (to); to start talking (to)
• to invite; to get in touch (with); to give a shout (to); to let (somebody) know (one is in the area or has time to meet, etc.)
• to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)

noun:

• space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper)
• surface of paper
• letter; writings; document

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to bring disgrace (dishonor, dishonour) on; to fling mud at; to put to shame - idiom

expression:

• while looking on in blank amazement; while gazing at it in shock ➜ あれよあれよ

noun:

• standing by at home (e.g. to prevent the spread of illness)
• being on furlough; being temporarily laid off

noun / ~する noun:

• engraving a woodblock or seal
• woodblock or seal engraver

noun:

• notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification ➜ 達し
• Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties ➜ 御触書

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate (both figuratively and visually)
• to identify (whether an object is positive or negative in some aspect); to know the difference between something of superior and inferior quality (on sight or figuratively)

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to get on well (with a person); to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider) [literal] - idiom ➜ 気が合う

particle:

• on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)

expression / adjective:

• easy to get on with; not needing reserve or formality; personable; affable; approachable ➜ 気の置けない

noun:

• leaving on time (e.g. as opposed to paid or unpaid overtime)

noun:

• visiting a shrine or temple to give thanks for the fulfilment of a prayer

noun / ~する noun:

• presenting a hand-copied sutra to a temple (or money, etc. in its place) ➜ 写経

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to have a dig at
• to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship

noun:

• looking up a word or kanji by its reading (rather than by its radical or stroke count)
• katakana-hiragana prolonged sound mark - colloquialism ➜ 長音符【ちょうおんぷ】

noun:

• practice of buying a bottle of spirits at a bar which is then kept there for the customer - From English "bottle keep"

noun:

• an adult-age eldest son who has yet to come into his inheritance; (a young adult still) living at home; a dependent