Counter

counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars

to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle

Common noun

one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style)

Common noun

one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant)

Common noun; Also written as 一挺, 一梃

one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar)

Common noun

one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m)

Common noun

one game; one task

Adverb (fukushi); Said when starting something

well then; right

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

strange; weird; odd

strange thing; strange person

lever

agent (causing something to happen); instrument; force

assistant; helper

principle of leverage

strange; odd; queer; peculiar; weird

refusing to budge; adamant; intransigent; unyielding

Transitive verb

shoring up (a company, industry, etc.); propping up; bolstering; support; promotion

Finance

manipulation (of the market, esp. to prevent a sudden fall); jacking-up

crowbar