noun:

• Adenostemma lavenia (species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family)

noun / ~の noun:

• being knowledgeable about Japan; being well versed in Japanese affairs

noun / ~の noun:

• being empty-handed; bare hand (e.g. fight)
• being penniless

noun / adjectival noun:

• being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed - abbreviation ➜ 乱離骨灰

expression / adverb:

• never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means

noun:

• origin; source - usu. 元
• base; basis; foundation; root - esp. 基
• cause - also 因, 原
• ingredient; material - esp. 素
• (somebody's) side; (somebody's) location ［元］
• original cost (or capital, principal, etc.)
• (plant) root; (tree) trunk
• first section of a waka ➜ 和歌

counter:

• counter for blades of grass, tree trunks, etc., and for falcons (in falconry) ［本］

noun:

• handle (chopsticks, brush, etc.); grip

noun:

• snow guard (to prevent snow from sliding off of a roof); snow stop

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to use completely; to use up; to exhaust
• to exhaust somebody's civility; to give up (on someone) ➜ 愛想を尽かす

noun:

• large-headed dwarf statue, bringer of good luck

expression:

• from the best to the worst; from top to bottom; of every kind; all sorts

expression:

• from the best to the worst; from top to bottom; of every kind; all sorts - abbreviation ➜ ピンからキリまで

expression:

• a wholesome household can not be disturbed from the outside; a house divided against itself cannot stand; a firm fence keeps the dogs out [literal] - proverb

noun:

• unloading a barge
• small pieces of fried tofu
• palanquin that carried guests to and from the red light district

expression:

• there is only the thickness of the boat's planking between one and perdition; on a boat, one is only an inch or two from a watery grave - proverb

noun / ~する noun:

• losing one's position; losing one's standing; falling (from power); being overthrown; downfall

noun / ~の noun:

• one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face - four character idiom

noun:

• nasal sound change (generation of geminate consonant, primarily a geminate 't' from vowel stems ending in 'i') - Linguistics term ➜ 撥音便

expression:

• small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise

noun:

• way of holding a calligraphy brush, with elbow away from the body and arm in the air ➜ 懸腕直筆【けんわんちょくひつ】

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to stick through; to force through
• to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse
• to make a path between two points
• to proceed in a logical manner ➜ 筋を通す【すじをとおす】
• to let pass; to allow through
• to lead (someone) into (a house, room, etc.); to show in
• to go through (a middleman)
• to (look, listen) through (a window, wall, etc.)
• to pass (a law, applicant, etc.)
• to force to accept; to force agreement
• to continue (in a state); to persist in
• to do to the entirety of; to cover all of; to span the whole ...
• to do from beginning to end without a break - in the form とおして…する
• to convey (one's ideas, etc.) to the other party
• to do to the end; to carry through; to complete - after the -te form of a verb

adverb:

• considerably; not a little; in no small numbers

noun:

• not employed; holding a post but having no duties

noun / ~する noun:

• (child) no longer requiring constant monitoring; completing a job

expression:

• there are no cowardly soldiers under a superior general - four character idiom

expression:

• It's no joke
• Gimme a break!; Sod that!