noun:

• lex talionis; the law of talion; an eye for an eye - Law term - From Latin "talio"

noun:

• double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said
• repeating oneself

godan ~る verb:

• to crawl back to

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to march on the capital

expression / godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to hang on the wall

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to go up on the roof

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to close in on the truth

expression / ichidan verb:

• to look on the bright side

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to float; to set afloat; to launch
• to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.)
• to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to think of

noun:

• whitefin surgeonfish (Acanthurus albipectoralis, species of Western Pacific tang found on the Great Barrier Reef through the Coral Sea to Tonga)

noun:

• bow-shaped whale-bone or copper hairpins used to increase the volume on the side of a woman's hair (Edo period) - archaism - obscure term

expression / noun:

• traditional Koshogatsu ceremony where the newly-wed wife is hit with a sacred wooden pole on the rump to ensure her fertility - obscure term ➜ 小正月・祝い棒

noun:

• traditional Koshogatsu ceremony where the newly-wed wife is hit on the rump with a sacred wooden pole to ensure her fertility ➜ 小正月・祝い棒

noun:

• traditional Koshogatsu ceremony where the newly-wed wife is hit on the rump with a sacred wooden pole to ensure her fertility ➜ 小正月・祝い棒

godan ~つ verb / transitive / intransitive verb:

• to wait ［待つ］
• to await; to look forward to; to anticipate
• to depend on; to need - usu. in negative form

expression:

• the principle of fluidity and immutability in haiku; Haiku is both "fluid and transitory" and "eternal and immutable."; An interchange between the transient and the immutable is central to the soul of haiku. (Basho) - four character idiom

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told - humble language
• to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior)

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

• to visit - humble language
• to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.) - from 御機嫌を伺う

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to burn
• to roast; to broil; to grill; to bake; to toast; to barbecue
• to heat; to heat up
• to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake; to fire; to burn
• to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn ➜ 灼く【やく】
• to print (a photo); to burn (an optical disc)
• to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy ➜ 妬く【やく】

noun / ~する noun:

• fixing (in place); securing; anchoring; fastening down
• fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same
• fixation (histology) - Biology term

noun:

• user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously) - slang - abbreviation ➜ 固定ハンドル
• user who uses a online handle (instead of posting anonymously) - slang - abbreviation ➜ 固定ハンドル

noun:

• spine; line of the backbone
• seam down the back (of clothing)

noun:

• hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back
• behind (e.g. someone); rear; back
• appearance from behind ➜ 後ろ姿

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to put on (or wear) lower-body clothing (i.e. pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (or wear) footwear - usu 履く or 穿く
• to affix a sword to one's hip - usu. 佩く or 帯く
• to affix a bowstring to a bow

adverb / ~と adverb:

• (dragging a large or heavy item) slowly - onomatopoeia
• (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; (drawing back) slowly; with a slither - onomatopoeia
• on and on; while putting off; slovenly; interminably - onomatopoeia
• with a slurp; with a sniffle - onomatopoeia

adjectival noun:

• loose; lax; inconclusive; unresolved - onomatopoeia

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to freeze; to congeal
• to concentrate one's attention on; to devote oneself to something; to ponder; to meditate

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to push away; to thrust aside
• to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to forsake; to abandon; to desert
• to act coldly; to do without emotion
• to extend a wide lead over (an opponent)