godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to fiddle with; to play with ➜ ひねくり回す【ひねくりまわす】

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to move forward; to move on

ichidan verb / auxiliary verb:

• to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing - from ..て or で plus いる; indicates continuing action or state - colloquialism

transitive:

• to wear out; to wear until threadbare

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to sell off; to sell completely - colloquialism ➜ 売り払う

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to purse one's dreams

noun:

• draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; strainer; sieve
• something full of holes ➜ ざる法【ざるほう】
• zaru soba - abbreviation ➜ ざる蕎麦
• strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish - colloquialism

noun / ~する noun:

• announcing candidacy; becoming a candidate; bidding (to host an event e.g. Olympics, World Cup)

noun:

• New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors) ➜ 年玉

noun:

• fidelity; honour; honor; constancy
• chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)

noun:

• publicness (degree to which a particular action will affect society as large); public nature; commonality

noun:

• long thin strip of dried sea-ear or paper attached to a gift

noun:

• blow received by a bystander; getting dragged in to somebody else's fight

noun:

• minor or untalented actor (relegated to roles such as the legs of a stage horse)

noun:

• snack (to have with a drink); side dish - polite language ➜ 摘み

noun:

• type of crime which requires a formal complaint from the victim in order to prosecute - Law term

noun:

• special version of a product with features that allow it to be used for evaluation - abbreviation - From English "evaluation chip"

noun:

• allowance paid by the Sumo Association to a coach for each wrestler in his stable - Sumo term

noun:

• etalon (optical element with parallel surfaces used to increase the coherent length of a laser)

noun:

• pocket square; decorative handkerchief used as an accessory to a suit - From English "pocket (handker)chief"

noun:

• (railway, bus, highway) route designed or designated to meet a specific problem
• countermeasure program (policy)

noun:

• implements used to enhance the effect of a play (e.g. props, costumes, etc.)

noun:

• day in the near future when a major event is expected to occur - colloquialism - From English "X-day"

noun:

• transfer ceremony (wherein a shrine's sacred object is moved from one building to another) ➜ 式年遷宮祭

noun:

• flux (substance mixed with a solid in order to lower its melting point); fusing agent