noun:

• erector pili (muscle fiber attached to a hair follicle); erectores pilorum - obscure term ➜ 立毛筋

noun:

• lyric sheet; card with the lyrics to a song

noun:

• top up (e.g. a little bit to remedy an insufficiency) ➜ 足しになる

noun:

• fireplace; mantlepiece - From French "cheminée" ➜ 暖炉・マントルピース
• chimney (narrow cleft used to climb a rock face) ➜ チムニー

noun:

• maneuver to draw a sword from its scabbard and cut immediately - Martial Arts term

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to raise (usu. one's shoulders, with a jaunty, swaggering effect)

noun / ~する noun:

• brushing

noun:

• blushing (blotchiness or milkiness in paint applied to a surface)

noun:

• seal used to open and associated with a bank account

noun:

• chocolate given to a friend (on Valentine's day)

noun / ~する noun:

• university graduate who has failed to find a high-paying job

expression / ichidan verb:

• to achieve one's first victory after a string of losses - Sumo term

noun:

• falling to the ground like a Buddha statue being thrown down

expression:

• in any way; to some extent; even if only a little

noun:

• female bedmate (whose body is likened to a fleshy cushion) - archaism

noun:

• osteotomy
• finely cutting a fish to cut up its small bones

suffix noun / noun:

• visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)

noun / ~する noun:

• coming from far away to participate in a game, war, etc.

noun:

• saddening (dye); agent used in dyeing to darken a colour
• blanching - Food term

expression / adjective:

• to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole; total - colloquialism

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to make a mistake (e.g. in choosing one's melds) - colloquialism - Mahjong term ➜ 裏目【うらめ】

noun / ~する noun:

• pickling; soaking a metal in an acidic solution to remove impurities

expression / noun / adjectival noun / ~の noun:

• small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit

noun:

• person who beheads somebody to end a seppuku ➜ 介錯
• assistant; helper

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to reach a situation about which nothing can be done

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to travel on frequently (e.g. a road or path)