expression / godan ~ぐ verb:

• to protect against the elements; to shelter oneself from the weather

noun:

• political operations; (Heian Period) political operations and ceremonies of the Imperial Court; (Edo Period) civil suit

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to have to wait (for the realization of something hoped for); to be forced to postpone

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to have to wait (for the realization of something hoped for); to be forced to postpone

noun:

• long "o" vowel arising from combination of the "o" and "u" or "e" and "u" sounds

noun:

• left-hand match; begins-with match; matching a sub-string with the beginning of a field - IT term ➜ 部分一致・後方一致

noun:

• elementary school (esp. the elementary school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); primary school

expression / noun:

• seven-day workweek; working every day of the week; Mon-Mon-Tue-Wed-Thu-Fri-Fri [literal] - humorous term

noun / ~の noun:

• the future (usually distant)
• future tense
• the world to come

noun / ~の noun:

• first-class; first-rank; A1; the most; the best

noun / ~の noun:

• the world; the earth

noun:

• this world (as opposed to heaven) - Buddhism term

noun:

• adding to the top; what's placed on the top

noun / ~の noun:

• underwater
• behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface

noun:

• the late king; the preceding king; good ancient kings

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to finger; to roll between the thumb and the fingers

expression:

• barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house ➜ 御門違い

expression:

• first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm

noun:

• The Greater East Asian War; The Pacific War (1941-1945) - sensitive

expression / ichidan verb:

• to understand the essence; to catch the main points ➜ 壷【つぼ】

noun:

• Aquarius (11th zodiacal sign); the Water Bearer; the Water Carrier

expression:

• though the woman is weak, the mother is strong - proverb

expression:

• what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about

noun:

• yellow hornet (Vespa simillima xanthoptera, subspecies of the Japanese hornet, Vespa simillima) ➜ 毛深雀蜂【けぶかすずめばち】

noun / ~する noun:

• starting to work in a shop; joining a shop as an employee
• going inside a shop
• opening up a shop (in a building, etc.)

noun:

• thorn; spine; prickle
• splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone)
• biting words