noun:

• fountain effect (theory that high sales in the basement of a department store lead to increased sales in the upper levels as well)

noun:

• Maria Kannon; statue of the Virgin Mary disguised as a Buddhist Kannon statue, used by hidden Christians during the Edo period ➜ マリア・観音

conjunction:

• if one were to speak of ..., then certainly; if it were the case that ..., then certainly; if it were a ..., then certainly; phrase used to indicate the inevitability of what follows it (based on what precedes it) ➜ 言う・言う
• so that means (when used in sentence-initial position)

noun:

• altering pronunciation or meaning; word with altered pronunciation or meaning
• turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry) - abbreviation ➜ 転句【てんく】

~と adverb / adverb:

• isolated; standing alone - ぽっつり is emphatic - onomatopoeia
• falling in drops (e.g. rain) - onomatopoeia
• saying a single word; muttering just a few words - onomatopoeia

noun / ~する noun:

• male coming of age ceremony
• for a woman to shave her eyebrows, dye her teeth and wear her hair in the marumage style after marrying (Edo period)

godan ~つ verb / transitive:

• to hit; to strike; to knock; to beat; to punch; to slap; to tap; to bang; to clap; to pound - also written as 拍つ, 搏つ, 撲つ, 擣つ
• to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (a drum, etc.)
• to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.)
• to move; to impress; to touch
• to drive in; to hammer in; to put in; to inject
• to type; to send; to transmit
• to insert; to write in; to mark
• to make (noodles, etc.); to prepare
• to till (soil)
• to sprinkle; to throw; to cast
• to do; to carry out; to play; to perform; to engage in (gambling, etc.)
• to pay (a deposit, etc.)
• to visit (on a pilgrimage)
• to line (a coat)
• to bind (a criminal)

noun:

• training method in sports, etc. where one imagines how a scenario would play out; mental rehearsal; mental preparation; visualization (for practicing a skill in one's mind)(practising); practicing under simulated conditions (e.g. while watching a video); mental dry run - From English "image training"

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again

noun:

• festival-eve vigil; eve of a festival vigil ➜ 宵祭り【よいまつり】

noun:

• canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); hood
• helmet cape; cloth covering one's back to protect against arrows during battle

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; to terminate; to come to an end

auxiliary verb / noun or verb acting prenominally / godan ~る verb:

• extremely - after adjectival noun. e.g. 退屈極まる話

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be at a loss - esp. 窮まる. occ. 谷まる
• to be decided; to be settled

godan -いく／-ゆく verb (spec.) / intransitive verb:

• to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to head (towards); to be transported (towards); to reach ➜ 来る【くる】
• to proceed; to take place - い sometimes omitted in auxiliary use ➜ 旨く行く
• to pass through; to come and go
• to walk
• to die; to pass away ［逝く］
• to do (in a specific way)
• to stream; to flow

auxiliary verb:

• to continue

godan -いく／-ゆく verb (spec.) / intransitive verb:

• to have an orgasm; to come; to cum - usually written using kana alone
• to trip; to get high; to have a drug-induced hallucination - usually written using kana alone - slang

noun:

• two swords
• being skilled in two fields; (an) expert in two fields - abbreviation ➜ 両刀使い【りょうとうづかい】
• liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes alcohol and sweets equally well - abbreviation ➜ 両刀使い【りょうとうづかい】
• bisexual (person) - abbreviation ➜ 両刀使い【りょうとうづかい】

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other

noun:

• skirt steak; meat cut from the diaphragm
• belly meat (e.g. salmon); peritoneal meat (e.g. chicken)

adjectival noun:

• proper

noun:

• propagandist; propaganda - abbreviation
• full time (staff); career (job title) (e.g. someone who has worked in the same area from the start)
• regular price; net price

noun:

• proportional representation electoral system (in which party votes are cast, and candidates from each party are elected based on an ordered list available to the public)

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on
• to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on

noun:

• shower effect (theory that placing high-selling items on the upper floors of a department store will lead to increased sales in the lower floors) ➜ 噴水効果

adverb:

• sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole) - onomatopoeia
• easily
• suddenly
• completely (e.g. forgetting); utterly
• disappointing
• curling up into the fetal position; going to sleep suddenly

noun:

• all of creation following their original natures, living and enjoying themselves freely; the kites fly and the fish leap [literal] - four character idiom - obscure term
• Heaven's will that all of creation shall follow their original natures and live freely - four character idiom - obscure term
• as a ruler's benevolence spreads, the people will find their places in the land based on their abilities - four character idiom - obscure term

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to be moved back (e.g. date, rank, order); to be postponed Antonym: 繰り上がる【くりあがる】
• to be borrowed (of a number in subtraction) - Mathematics term ➜ 繰り上がる【くりあがる】

ichidan verb:

• to be affected by (e.g. heat); to suffer from
• to be embarrassed; to be annoyed

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be factually incorrect; to differ from the actual facts; to not be the case