adverb:

• about; roughly; approximately ➜ おおよそ
• generally; on the whole; as a rule
• completely; quite; entirely; altogether; totally; not at all (with neg. verb)

noun / ~の noun:

• outline; gist

noun:

• amiability; friendliness; affability; sociability
• fondness (of someone); affection; liking ➜ 愛想を尽かす
• compliments; civilities; courtesies; flattery ➜ お愛想
• hospitality; special treatment; entertainment ➜ お愛想
• bill (at a restaurant); check ➜ お愛想

noun:

• leg trip (in sumo, judo, etc.) - Sumo, Martial Arts term
• foothold; pedal

adverbial noun:

• nearly (used to estimate a period of time by rounding up incomplete units) ➜ 丸【まる】

noun:

• taking over (e.g. store or family's headship)
• subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)

expression:

• if even the most crooked person is surrounded by good people, he will straighten up as does mugwort growing in a hemp field

adjectival noun / noun:

• inhuman; immoral; unreasonable; outrageous; wicked - archaism ➜ 無道

noun:

• (the crime of) barbarity (such as killing three people in one family, or dismembering a corpse) ➜ 八虐

noun:

• large fan-shaped object held by an attendant and used to conceal the face of a noble, etc.

noun:

• maki sushi typically made from eel and cucumber, often with a face-like pattern when cut - from うなぎ and かっぱ
• mascot character used by Tajimi City in Gifu

noun:

• tying a person's limbs to two or four bulls and making them run in different directions (Warring States-era death penalty)

noun:

• true character; true form; true colors (colours); identity; truth (of a mystery, phenomenon, etc.); origin
• consciousness; one's senses

noun / ~する noun:

• glued to; closely related to
• giving total coverage to the key figure(s) of a TV or film documentary

noun:

• western direction
• Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise) ［さいほう］ - abbreviation - Buddhism term ➜ 西方浄土
• western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo) ［にしがた］ - Martial Arts term

godan ~す verb:

• to knock down the price of
• to make a successful bid (for an article); to buy at auction

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)

noun / ~する noun:

• searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage, e.g. dating, courtship, etc. - colloquialism - abbreviation ➜ 結婚活動

noun:

• var. of mochi made from a mixture of rice flour and sweet bean paste (famous product of Kagoshima)

noun:

• projecting part (of a headland, etc.) ［出っ鼻］ ➜ 出鼻
• moment of departure; (on the) point of going out ➜ 出端
• outset; start; beginning ➜ 出端

noun:

• testing, testing; testing a microphone

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to desire
• to wish for; to expect
• to see; to command (a view of)

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to repaint; to paint again
• to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to kindle; to build a fire
• to instigate; to stir up; to incite

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to give (as a gift); to present
• to confer; to bestow; to award

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to

ichidan ~ずる verb (alt. form of じる verbs) / transitive:

• to take measures; to work out a plan ➜ 講じる
• to lecture; to read aloud ➜ 講じる
• to confer ➜ 講じる