expression / godan ~く verb:

• to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger) ➜ 白目【しろめ】
• to faint

noun:

• backyard
• background
• room in a store or restaurant not open to customers (often storage room) - colloquialism

expression:

• capable or not, we are all in the same boat; bats are also birds [literal] - proverb

noun:

• arrow (mark or symbol); directional marker or indicator

noun:

• department (or school) of technology, engineering or science

noun / ~する noun:

• oral instruction or teaching or method

expression / adverb:

• good or bad; merits or demerits; quality; suitability

noun:

• curious or extraordinary story or piece of news

noun:

• robes of a judge or lawyer or priest

adverb:

• by fair means or foul; right or wrong

noun:

• absolute authority or power (over someone or something)

noun:

• parched or roasted beans (or soybeans)

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate Antonym: 増える

noun:

• no-manjū; Okinawan sweet manjū with hiragana "no" written on it

noun:

• sitting outdoors - archaism
• room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion ➜ 寝殿造り
• temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies

noun:

• passing away; death
• death poem (poem written during one's final moments)

conjunction:

• or; either ... or

adverb:

• maybe; perhaps; possibly
• sometimes; some

noun:

• member of an entourage or retinue or party; attendant

noun:

• attendant; member of an entourage or retinue or party

noun:

• one or the same pot; eating or living together

noun:

• poem or writings added to a picture or painting

noun / ~する noun:

• inner glow or light; deep gloss or luster (lustre)

noun:

• northern or southern lights; aurora borealis or australis

noun:

• damage or injuries caused by bombing or an explosion

noun:

• base fare for a bus or train or taxi