godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to begin; to start; to commence
• to happen (again); to begin (anew)
• to date (from); to originate (in)

noun:

• moon-viewing on either the night of the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunisolar calendar or on the night of the 13th day of the 9th month of the lunisolar calendar, but not both nights

noun:

• declaring that one is one tile away from winning on one's first discard and before any tiles have been called or kongs declared - Mahjong term ➜ 立直【リーチ】

godan ~ぐ verb / transitive:

• to pour (into a vessel); to fill (a cup, bowl, etc.) with; to dish out (food or drink)

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.) (behavior)
• to get away (fish)

expression:

• taking pride in one's humility is a form of bragging; he that humbleth himself wishes to be exalted; too much humility is pride - proverb

noun:

• chuff-chuff (sound of a steam engine); choo-choo; chug-chug; puff-puff - colloquialism - onomatopoeia ➜ 汽車ポッポ【きしゃポッポ】・ぽっぽ

adverb / ~の noun:

• for a while; for some time; for a period

noun:

• prefatory sutra - Buddhism term
• opening a sutra; beginning to read a sutra

expression / adjective:

• not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke

expression:

• one should not rush to make a profit; business is best run when sales flow like a cow's drool: long and thin - obscure term

expression:

• we were all beginners once; never lose your humility; don't let success get to your head; don't forget where you came from - proverb

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; junction; joining
• union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging; coming together

noun:

• envoy; diplomat below the rank of ambassador (e.g. deputy chief of mission, charge d'affaires); minister (of legation)

noun:

• Gamblea innovans (species of deciduous tree)
• extremely spicy form of chili pepper ➜ 唐辛子
• variety of high-quality green tea

noun:

• queue jumping; breaking into a line; muscling in on; wedging oneself in; interruption; sharing a theater box (theatre)
• interrupt - IT term

noun:

• notched bamboo rod rubbed with an implement similar to a bamboo whisk (used as a percussion instrument) ➜ 簓
• wooden vertical batten

noun / ~する noun:

• accumulation; retention; collection; sequestration (as in carbon dioxide sequestration); storage (usually a liquid, e.g. rainwater, or behind a dam.)

adverb / ~と adverb:

• by ones and twos - onomatopoeia
• tears or flower petals falling quietly - onomatopoeia ➜ はらはら・ぼろぼろ
• gurgling bird sound - onomatopoeia
• falling apart; crumbling; melting (in one's mouth) - onomatopoeia

noun:

• dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc. - Food term

noun:

• dish broiled in a mix of soy sauce, mirin, etc.; broiling with soy sauce, mirin, etc. - Food term

expression:

• wretched is the lot of a government official; it is better to work for oneself than to work for someone else - proverb

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to break up and start anew; to break out of one's shell; to make a fresh start; to go outside oneself - idiom

noun:

• land given to high-ranking government officials (ritsuryo system); land given to pay for the expenses of a government office ➜ 職分田

noun:

• rustic; country bumpkin; countryfolk
• ruffian; unrefined person
• non-politician; non-government person; civilian
• Yeren; legendary mountain-dwelling hominid (similar to a sasquatch, yeti, etc.) of China's Hubei province

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to stir; to mix ➜ 掻き混ぜる
• to banter; to make fun of (what a person says); to stir up; to jeer at; to interfere (when one talks)