noun:

• hinoki leaf ➜ 檜
• hiba false arborvitae (species of cypress, Thujopsis dolabrata) ➜ 翌檜
• small ornamental false cypress (i.e. a variety of hinoki or a related species) ➜ 矮鶏檜葉

noun:

• comparing autumn leaves to a garment
• layered garments that mimic the colours of autumn leaves (worn from the 9th to the 11th month of the lunar calendar)

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to prune; to trim; to cut back; to clip
• to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest
• to prune (a manuscript); to cut down

noun:

• telop; television opaque projector; device used to broadcast onscreen text (e.g. subtitles, captions)
• onscreen text and images (e.g. subtitles, captions, scrolling tickers, logos)

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

• to be fragrant; to smell (good) - usu. 匂う
• to stink; to smell (bad) - usu. 臭う
• to glow; to be bright
• to smack of; to show hints of

noun:

• possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership - four character idiom

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to be disconnected; to get out of place; to be off; to be out (e.g. of gear)

noun:

• origin of a character
• composition of a Chinese character
• Chinese character from which a kana character is derived

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• all day long

temporal noun:

• last day of the month; last day of the year; New Year's Eve

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain

noun / ~する noun:

• visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters ➜ お見舞い・見舞い客

noun:

• get-well gifts; get-well letters ➜ 見舞い品
• expression of sympathy; expression of concern; enquiry; inquiry ➜ お見舞い申し上げる

counter:

• counter for ships (large boats)
• counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen)
• counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.

noun / ~する noun:

• reversing the order of (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; the tables being turned; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; mistaking the means for the end - four character idiom

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to cut down; to prune; to reduce; to cut and hang down; to cut shorter
• to round down (e.g. fraction)

noun:

• wrapping something in a bamboo mat
• wrapping somebody in a bamboo mat and throwing him in a river (Edo period unofficial punishment)

noun:

• face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts) ［建て前・建前・立て前・立前］ Antonym: 本音
• ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house ［建て前・建前］
• tea ceremony procedures; tea ceremony etiquette ［立て前・立前・点て前・点前］

noun / ~する noun:

• lead; leading; taking the lead

noun:

• lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede
• lead (wire)
• lead (e.g. dog); leash
• reed (of a woodwind, etc.)
• lied; German song, usu. for solo voice & piano - From German "Lied" ➜ リート

noun / ~する noun:

• read; reading

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to place in a row; to line up
• to list; to enumerate
• to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies

noun:

• start broaching (a subject); opening remark; start; commencement; beginning
• event at the start of the tenth month of the lunar calendar
• opening a sealed jar or container

noun:

• measuring container; measure
• box (seating at a theatre, etc.)
• square on a grid; cell of a grid - esp. マス
• square bearing block (at the top of a pillar) ［斗］

noun:

• part of the fabric that is wrapped farthest from the skin when wearing a garment that is wrapped in front of one (such as a kimono) ➜ 下前
• percentage; commission ➜ 上米【うわまい】

noun:

• light that is said to be emitted from some hair or tuft in Buddha's forehead; ray of light from the tuft of white hair (between the eyebrows) - from 白毫相光 - abbreviation

noun:

• Three Kingdoms period (of Chinese history, 220-280 CE) ➜ 三国【さんごく】
• Three Kingdoms period (of Korean history, 57 BCE - 668 CE) ➜ 三国【さんごく】

expression / ichidan verb / transitive:

• to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up somebody (something) to ridicule; to single out someone for criticism - idiom
• to pierce with a spear

noun:

• shrine ritual held with the first two months of the year to forecast (or pray for) a successful harvest
• seasonal planting of rice on a field affiliated with a shrine