expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer

noun:

• second line of a four-line Chinese poem - abbreviation ➜ 承句

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to look around; to take a view of

noun / ~する noun:

• joint sponsorship (of a bill, etc.); joint submission

noun:

• concealed pung; concealed three-of-a-kind - Mahjong term ➜ 刻子

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to give a round of applause; to applaud

noun:

• way of wearing; way one wears a garment

noun / ~の noun:

• oldest member of a group; longest-serving member

noun / ~の noun:

• artisan's temperament; character of a complete artisan ➜ 職人気質【しょくにんかたぎ】

noun:

• front lens element (of a camera lens assembly) - slang

noun:

• gravitational sphere (of a celestial body); gravitational field - Astronomy term ➜ 引力圏

noun:

• personal security; personal protection; provision of a bodyguard

~と adverb / ~たる adjective:

• rocking from side to side (of a boat)

noun:

• same room

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• sharing a room; occupying the same room

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to conclude a dance; to dance the last dance

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to row (a boat) up to (a pier)
• to attain; to reach (a certain stage); to manage to do

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to torment
• to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome

prefix:

• anti-

noun:

• antithesis ➜ 反定立
• fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone - abbreviation ➜ 反切

particle:

• you said; he said; she said; they said - casual quoting particle ➜ と
• if ... then - indicates supposition
• do you seriously think that - as かって; indicates a satirical or rhetorical question
• I already told you; you should know by now that; of course - indicates certainty, insistence, emphasis, etc.
• the said ... - abbr. of という
• says that ... - abbr. of と言っている
• I hear that ... - abbr. of と聞いている
• as for the term ... - abbr. of とは, というのは
• as for ... - equiv. of は topic marker

expression / ichidan verb:

• to hit the mark; to hit the nail on the head

noun:

• being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands

expression:

• a broken relationship can never be repaired; a divorced couple are never reconciled; a broken mirror will never shine again [literal] - proverb

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• the other day; some time ago; recently

expression:

• prior to; in advance of ［さきだって］ ➜ 先立つ【さきだつ】

noun:

• kayōkyoku; form of Japanese popular music that developed during the Showa era
• (Western) pop song - early Showa era term

noun / ~の noun:

• goods piled beneath; lower layer
• lowest social strata; bottom (of the ladder); low rank; obscurity