noun:

• drainboard; floor grates; duckboard; slatted wood (e.g. used as a base for storing futons inside a cupboard)

noun / ~する noun:

• revenge
• making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time ➜ リターンマッチ

noun:

• low-riding vehicle usually containing a powerful speaker system and owned by a juvenile delinquent; pimped-out ride - abbreviation - slang ➜ ヤンキー

expression:

• to rule a country requires many great men; an expensive fur coat will not be made with a single fox [literal] - proverb

noun:

• (entering into) nirvana

suffix noun:

• used after a date to indicate the death of a monk at that time

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• silent; tranquil - usu. せき

noun:

• thatched-roof gate (used as the entrance to a garden, esp. of a tea ceremony house)
• my home ［ぼうもん］ - humble language

noun:

• small roof (e.g. over the first storey of a building, a window, an attached shed or veranda, etc.); overhang ➜ 大屋根

noun:

• heddle; heald; part of a loom, a wire or cord with an eye, through which the warp threads are threaded

noun:

• playing shogi with a handicap of the rook and bishop
• participating in a contest while missing key players, pieces, etc.

noun:

• area around a red-light district where illegal prostitution occurred (marked on police maps by a blue line) (1940s-1956)

noun:

• area around a red-light district where illegal prostitution occurred (marked on police maps by a blue line) (1940s-1956) ➜ 青線地帯

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to fall (over, down); to collapse; to take a fall; to topple
• to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to cave in; to crumble; to give away
• to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to break down (e.g. from overwork)
• to die; to be killed
• to go bankrupt (of a company, bank, etc.); to fail; to collapse; to go under
• to be defeated (in a game); to lose
• to fall (of a government, dictator, etc.); to be overthrown

expression / ichidan verb:

• to cause a stir; to create a stir; to make a stir; to cause repercussions

expression:

• to sacrifice something small in order to save something great; to lose a leg to save one's life; to kill a small bug and save a large one [literal] - proverb

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to raise; to elevate ➜ 手を挙げる
• to do up (one's hair) ➜ 髪を上げる
• to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to surface (a submarine, etc.)
• to land (a boat)
• to deep-fry ［揚げる］
• to show someone (into a room)
• to summon (for geishas, etc.) ［揚げる］ - usually written using kana alone
• to send someone (away)
• to enrol (one's child in school); to enroll
• to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to develop (talent, skill); to improve
• to make (a loud sound); to raise (one's voice) ➜ 声を上げる
• to earn (something desirable)
• to praise
• to give (an example, etc.); to cite - usu. 挙げる
• to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.) - usu. 挙げる
• to arrest ［挙げる］
• to nominate ［挙げる］
• to give ［上げる］ - polite language
• to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.) ［上げる］
• to bear (a child)
• to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding) - usu. 挙げる

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• (of the tide) to come in

ichidan verb / intransitive verb / transitive:

• to vomit

auxiliary verb / ichidan verb:

• to do for (the sake of someone else) - after the -te form of a verb - usually written using kana alone - polite language
• to complete ... - after the -masu stem of a verb ➜ 作り上げる
• to humbly do ... - after the -masu stem of a humble verb to increase the level of humility - humble language ➜ 申し上げる

godan ~ぐ verb / transitive:

• to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder
• to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative
• to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive; to take in
• to be caught up in superstition

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate

noun:

• prajna; wisdom required to attain enlightenment - Buddhism term - From Sanskrit "prajñā"
• noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy) ➜ 般若面【はんにゃめん】
• family crest designed after the Hannya noh mask
• dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression - abbreviation ➜ 般若面【はんにゃづら】

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to remove; to take off; to detach; to unfasten; to undo
• to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to exclude; to expel
• to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to step out; to slip away
• to dodge (a question, blow, etc.); to evade; to sidestep; to avoid (e.g. peak season)
• to miss (a target, chance, punch, etc.) Antonym: 当たる

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to be duplicated; to be repeated ➜ ダブル
• to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to coincide
• to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.)
• to make a double play - Baseball term ➜ ダブルプレー
• to make a double fault (in tennis) - Sports term ➜ ダブルフォールト

noun:

• leader of a (large) group ➜ 小頭
• large decorative black flagpole tassel made from tail hair (of a yak, horse, ox, etc.) or dyed hemp ➜ 大纛
• leader of a (large) group
• puffbird (any bird of family Bucconidae) - usually written using kana alone
• first makushita rikishi listed on the banzuke - Sumo term

noun / ~する noun:

• service; ministry; attendance; church work
• offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free

noun:

• reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); trailing note
• lingering memory; aftertaste
• suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)

noun / ~する noun:

• ending the climbing season; closure of a mountain to climbers
• closing a mine; discontinuation of mining

noun / ~する noun:

• girl hunt; trying to pick up a girl; looking for a girlfriend ➜ ボーイハント