noun:

• rim of a volcano, esp. Mt. Fuji
• wrestling ring - Sumo term
• dire or risky situation with no room for error; sink-or-swim position

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to desire; to wish; to hope
• to beg; to request; to implore; to pray

auxiliary verb:

• to have something done for oneself

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to draw near; to draw closer
• to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

noun:

• being too clever (for one's own good); getting done in by one's own cleverness

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.)
• to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)

noun:

• contact information (for inquiries) (e.g. corporate phone number)
• reference (e.g. personal reference)

noun:

• living only for one's work; a life with no other interest than one's work - four character idiom

expression:

• once a beggar, always a beggar; if one begs for three days, one cannot stop [literal] - proverb

expression / ~の noun:

• distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; special to

expression:

• but; except; without; but for - usu. accompanied by a verb in negative form

noun:

• thick red ink (used for signature seals); red ink pad; vermillion ink; cinnabar ink

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse for doing something

noun:

• drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice ➜ 稲掛け

noun:

• part of the fabric that is wrapped farthest from the skin when wearing a garment that is wrapped in front of one (such as a kimono) ➜ 下前
• percentage; commission ➜ 上米【うわまい】

noun:

• light that is said to be emitted from some hair or tuft in Buddha's forehead; ray of light from the tuft of white hair (between the eyebrows) - from 白毫相光 - abbreviation

noun:

• number crossword (var. of kanji crossword puzzle with numbers where squares with the same number contain the same kanji) - abbreviation ➜ ナンバークロス

noun:

• male chorus; male-voice choir; chorus for male voices

noun:

• sash roller; door roller; roller for a sliding door

noun:

• chalice (for Holy Communion)
• Holy Chalice; Holy Grail

upper nidan verb (archaic) / intransitive verb:

• to be worried; to be grieved; to pine for - archaism ➜ 侘びる

noun:

• weather; climatic conditions
• fine weather; clear day
• situation; state of affairs
• sea conditions; good day for sailing

noun / ~する noun:

• looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to

noun:

• temporary employment; a temporary job while looking for a better job; work just to kill time - four character idiom

noun:

• (animal) feed tray; feed trough; feed box; feed bowl; bait box (e.g. for fishing)

noun:

• alternative name; alternate name
• assumed name of a customer in a brothel (for anonymity)
• stage name

expression:

• buy nice or buy twice; you get what you pay for; cheap goods are (ultimately) expensive goods [literal] - proverb