godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)

noun:

• selling one's personal effects in order to live (like peeling the layers of a bamboo shoot one by one)

noun:

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

noun:

• student council (details vary widely but a body of students that takes part in overseeing student behaviour or student activities)

noun:

• reversal; return
• return gift; return favour (favor) ➜ お返し
• barb (on a fishing hook)
• mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin

noun:

• flat ground
• seats immediately in front of the stage (e.g. in kabuki) ➜ 平土間【ひらどま】
• multi-brand display area (in a shop)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to hit the bull's-eye
• to go as expected; to succeed (e.g. a plan)

noun / expression:

• visual novel; sound novel; interactive game resembling a mixed-media novel and featuring mostly static graphics - From English "novel game" ➜ サウンドノベル

noun / expression:

• sound novel; visual novel; interactive game resembling a mixed-media novel and featuring mostly static graphics

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to turn; to revolve ➜ ぐるぐる
• to visit several places
• to function well
• to pass a certain time

noun:

• science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science ➜ 文科
• science department (university); science course
• science (as a school subject)

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to raise; to record; to bring up (a matter); to serve (food); to send some on out - Kyōto dialect

godan ~す verb:

• to raise; to record; to bring up (a matter); to serve (food); to send some one out - Kyōto dialect

noun:

• registration of transfer of shares; entry of a change of holders in the register of shareholders

noun:

• expert; learned person
• doctor; PhD; Dr. - colloquialism ➜ 博士【はくし】
• instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period)
• pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.) ➜ 墨譜

noun:

• luminous body like a shooting star
• any bright metal
• sliced fish with the silver skin left on (iwashi, aji, sayori, sanma, kohada, etc.)

noun:

• jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)

noun:

• (young) man adhering to a masculine version of gyaru fashion (usually marked by hair dyed brown or blond, gaudy clothes and accessories) ➜ ギャル

adverb / ~する noun:

• straight; quickly; directly; all of a sudden - スーッと and すうっと are more emphatic - onomatopoeia
• quietly; gently; softly - onomatopoeia

~する noun:

• to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied

noun / suffix noun:

• earth; ground; land; soil
• place
• territory
• bottom (of a package, book, etc.) ➜ 天地無用
• earth (one of the five elements) ➜ 五大・土【ど】

noun:

• Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; Chinese plum
• lowest (of a three-tier ranking system) ➜ 竹【たけ】・松【まつ】

noun / ~する noun:

• making use of; application; practical use; effective management (e.g. of funds)
• operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)

noun:

• start; beginning; build up
• how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game - Baseball term

noun:

• bright light
• hope; bright future
• light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion - Buddhism term

noun:

• natural features; scenery
• things particular to a certain region or season; characteristic scenery and customs; scenes and manners