noun:

• dressing room; green room; backstage
• behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs ➜ 楽屋裏【がくやうら】

noun / ~する noun:

• suicide by drowning; drowning oneself
• entering the water; hitting the water ［にゅうすい］

noun:

• bumpkin; person from the country; unrefined person recently arrived from the countryside ➜ 田舎者

expression / ichidan verb:

• to employ the right person; to choose somebody with the right qualities

expression:

• The time has come (for, to, when...); The time being ripe (for) - four character idiom

noun:

• the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period (Chinese history) - four character idiom

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• on-the-fly; on the fly

~する verb (spec.):

• to rise up into the air; to ascend into the sky

noun:

• the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period (Chinese history) ➜ 春秋戦国【しゅんじゅうせんごく】

conjunction:

• but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so; also; as well

particle:

• even
• however; no matter how; even if; even though
• ... or something
• either ... or ...; neither ... nor ... - as 〜でも〜でも

prefix:

• pseudo-; quack; in-name-only - before an occupation, etc.
• for lack of anything better to do - before an occupation, etc. ➜ でもしか

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted
• to hit the bottom; to bottom out

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to harvest; to reap
• to take in; to gather in
• to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to introduce; to borrow (e.g. word)

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to disgrace one's ancestors; to tarnish the honour of one's ancestors

noun / suffix noun:

• set (of items) - pronounced ぐみ as a suffix
• group (of people); class (of students); company (esp. construction); family (i.e. mafia); team

noun:

• typesetting; composition

noun:

• format (esp. of publication, e.g. A5, B4, etc.) ［判型］
• size of a sheet of paper used for ukiyoe

noun:

• single crime consisting of multiple independent crimes (i.e. robbery, which consists of theft and threats or use of violence)

godan ~く verb:

• to beat vigorously; to rain strikes upon someone; to tan someone's hide; to mercilessly pummel; to beat the daylights out of

noun / ~する noun:

• cleaning up or covering for another; bearing the consequences of someone else's error; paying a debt for someone; wiping another's buttocks [literal]

noun:

• sexual position where the man lies flat on his back and the woman sits on top; cowgirl position - vulgar

noun:

• good thing; strong point
• good family; prestigious school
• the right moment

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• utter; extreme

adverbial noun:

• at (the) best; at most

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to dive (into or under water)
• to get under; to get into; to get in; to creep into; to crawl under; to bury oneself; to burrow into; to dig oneself into; to snuggle under
• to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself; to go underground ➜ 地下に潜る

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to push; to press ［押す］
• to apply pressure from above; to press down ［押す・圧す］
• to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal ［押す・捺す］ ➜ 判を押す
• to affix (e.g. gold leaf) ［押す］
• to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel; to influence ［押す］
• to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress ［押す・圧す］
• to push (events along); to advance (a plan) ［押す］
• to do in spite of ...; to do even though ...; to force ［押す］
• to make sure ［押す］ ➜ 念を押す【ねんをおす】・駄目を押す【だめをおす】
• to be pressed for time ［押す］
• to advance troops; to attack ［押す］
• (of light) to be diffused across an entire surface ［押す］

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to sound hollow
• to get excited; to become restless
• to be thrown too high; to come in high - Baseball term

pronoun:

• what

prefix:

• how many ［なん］ - followed by a counter ➜ 何か月
• large number of; many ［なん］ - followed by (optional number), counter and も ➜ 何度も・何日も

noun:

• you-know-what; that

expression:

• whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them

interjection:

• what? - expressing surprise
• hey! - expressing anger or irritability

noun:

• two-sword school; style of fencing with one sword in each hand ➜ 二天一流
• liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets
• bisexuality - colloquialism
• player who can play as both pitcher and fielder - Baseball term