adverb:

• mainly; primarily

adverbial noun / temporal noun / ~の noun:

• originally; primarily
• essentially; naturally; by nature; in (and of) itself
• proper; legal

expression / adverb:

• mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part

noun:

• informal kasaya worn primarily by adherents of Pure Land Buddhism - obscure term ➜ 袈裟

noun:

• eggshell-colored traditional Japanese paper made primarily of Diplomorpha sikokiana fibres (high-quality, glossy) ➜ 雁皮

expression:

• expression used to depict a woman who is attractive primarily when it's dark out, she's far away, or her face is partially hidden by a bamboo hat

noun:

• medical checkup that focuses primarily on problems that worsen with age

noun:

• ornamental plant used primarily for the visual effect of its fruit

noun:

• part of a kanji for which the role is primarily to represent the meaning (as opposed to the pronunciation) ➜ 音符

noun:

• word form primarily used in spoken language

noun:

• building primarily containing fashion-related stores (boutiques, etc.) - From English "fashion building"

noun:

• hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.) ➜ 片仮名

noun:

• katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords ➜ 平仮名

noun:

• paid volunteer work (e.g. on a farm); work which is not done primarily to earn money - from ボランティア and アルバイト - abbreviation

expression:

• thanks for uploading; expression of gratitude used primarily on video-sharing websites (esp. Niconico) - from うｐ (upload) and 乙 (お疲れ様) - slang ➜ 乙

noun:

• Pomacentridae; family containing about 360 species of primarily marine tropical damselfishes and clownfishes

noun:

• Druze; Druse; Islamic sect primarily found in Syria and Lebanon

noun:

• sounding stone; qing; ancient Chinese chime shaped like a chevron (inverted 'v'), orig. of stone, today often metal, in Japan primarily used at Buddhist temples

pronoun:

• you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors) - polite language

pronoun:

• you (primarily used by males when addressing their male equals or inferiors)

noun / ~する noun:

• cut into long thin shavings (primarily vegetables), in the manner a pencil is sharpened with a knife

noun:

• XO sauce (spicy seafood sauce used primarily in Cantonese cooking)

noun:

• telolecithal egg (egg having the yolk situated primarily at one end) ➜ 等黄卵

noun:

• ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice)

noun:

• (primarily in shogi or go) response; countermeasure; counter-measure