noun:

• the beginning (as in "this is only the beginning") ［序の口］
• lowest division in sumo - Sumo term

noun:

• swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean

noun / adjectival noun:

• knowing how to get on in the world; knowing the secret of success in life - four character idiom

noun / adjectival noun:

• knowing how to get on in the world; knowing the secret of success in life - four character idiom

adverb:

• at one time; all at once; in one sitting

godan ~る verb / expression:

• to create a debt in one's favor (e.g. by doing someone a favor); to create an obligation in one's favor

noun:

• gun
• wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice - Sumo term
• fugu - colloquialism ➜ 河豚

noun:

• seafood cooked in a way that preserves its original shape

noun:

• kalavinka; imaginary bird in paradise that sings sweet notes - Buddhism term - From Sanskrit

noun:

• classmate; graduates in the same class
• wrestlers who began their professional careers in the same tournament - Sumo term

expression / adverb:

• in truth; in actuality; at heart

expression / noun:

• the truth; the real story

noun:

• shellfish baked in the shell
• abalone, scallops, etc. simmered in the shell

noun:

• the three realms of existence - Buddhism term ➜ 欲界・色界・無色界
• the whole universe (of a billion worlds) that Buddha enlightened - abbreviation - Buddhism term ➜ 三千大千世界
• past, present and future existences - Buddhism term ➜ 三世【さんぜ】

suffix:

• far-off ...; distant ...

noun:

• drinking (sometimes esp. alcohol); drink; drinking party

expression / adverb:

• in all; in total; collectively - esp. 合わせて, 合せて

expression / conjunction:

• in addition; besides; at the same time - esp. 併せて

noun:

• adopting a son-in-law into one's family; marrying off one's daughter

expression:

• to know one has enough; to be satisfied with one's lot in life - idiom

expression:

• when one was a very young child; very early in one's life

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to employ one's secret weapon; to play one's trump card; to use the ace up one's sleeve - idiom

noun / suffix noun:

• angle
• square (or cube)
• bishop - abbreviation - Shōgi term ➜ 角行【かくぎょう】
• third degree (of the Japanese & Chinese pentatonic scale) ➜ 五音
• Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions) - Astronomy term ➜ 角宿・二十八宿【にじゅうはっしゅく】・蒼竜【そうりょう】
• jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan) ➜ 元【げん】

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to come to live with
• to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap

noun:

• inside track - From English "in course"
• inside pitch - Baseball term

noun / ~する noun:

• accidental death (esp. while climbing mountains or being shipwrecked)

noun:

• medical checkup that focuses primarily on problems that worsen with age

~の noun / noun:

• in hand; on hand; on one; in stock; in store

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• handheld