noun:

• blind snake (esp. the Brahminy blind snake, Ramphotyphlops braminus); worm snake

expression:

• fools rush in - abbreviation ➜ 盲蛇に怖じず

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be forced to bear the responsibility and resign; to be driven out of office

adverb:

• with a clunk; with a clank - onomatopoeia
• the sound of a sudden decrease (in profits, vigor, etc.)

ichidan verb:

• to dissuade; to change someone's mind; to make someone give up the idea of

expression / ichidan verb:

• to decide the outcome (e.g. game)
• to be very different; to be sharply contrasted

noun:

• junior Shinto priest - Shintō term ➜ 宮司・禰宜・神主
• Shinto priest; generic title for a member of the Shinto priesthood - polite language - obscure term - Shintō term

noun:

• doublebar goatfish (Parupeneus trifasciatus, was Parupeneus bifasciatus); Indian Ocean member of the Parupeneus trifasciatus complex

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to get into a fight; to take up the gauntlet; to accept a challenge

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to breathe new life into; to usher in a new phase; to break the mold

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to guide; to lead; to show the way; to conduct
• to derive; to deduce ➜ 方程式を導く

noun:

• O-Bon; Bon Festival; Lantern Festival; Festival of the Dead ➜ 盆【ぼん】
• tray ➜ 盆【ぼん】

noun:

• garden eel; conger eel (esp. the common Japanese conger, Conger myriaster)

noun:

• Buddhist name; priest's name (on entering the priesthood) - Buddhism term
• posthumous Buddhist name - Buddhism term

noun:

• chocolate-vine (Akebia quinata); fiveleaf; fiveleaf akebia
• fruit of the akebia - Food term

expression / ichidan verb:

• to put on the brakes; to put a stop to

expression:

• for mercy's sake; for the love of God; for goodness' sake

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• recently; not long ago; for a while recently; all the while recently - obsolete term

noun:

• true dharma; true teachings of Buddha - Buddhism term
• period of the True Law

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be ready to cry; to be on the point of tears ➜ べそをかく

noun:

• hands-on learning; on-the-job training; experiential learning; learning by doing

godan ~る verb:

• to go viral; to make a buzz (on the Internet); to buzz - colloquialism

noun / ~の noun:

• House of Representatives and House of Councillors; both houses of the Diet ➜ 衆参両院【しゅうさんりょういん】

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to count on the abacus
• to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability

expression / noun:

• having no outstanding characteristics; all seeming about the same; bragging competition concerning matters of little importance; pissing contest; height comparison among acorns [literal] - idiom

noun:

• scalloped bonnethead (Sphyrna corona, little-known species of hammerhead shark found in the eastern Pacific from southern Mexico to northern Peru)