expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be promoted to makuuchi (of a juryo-division wrestler) - Sumo term

noun:

• even (of a trade); no advantage and no disadvantage

~と adverb / ~たる adjective:

• towering (as mountains do); of outstanding greatness (as a person) - archaism

expression / ichidan verb:

• to sympathize deeply with; to strike a chord of sympathy - sometimes incorrectly as 身につままれる

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to bend (a piece of wood, etc.); to bow

noun:

• (right of) representation; right to represent (e.g. a company)

noun:

• incense clock (marks time with a smouldering train of incense)

noun:

• culture of a higher order (as opposed to fundamental culture) ➜ 基層文化

noun:

• natural form (of a vitamin, etc); native form; naturally occurring

noun:

• beef tongue (a specialty of Sendai); ox tongue

noun:

• leading group (of runners in a marathon, etc.); leading pack

noun:

• interstadial; interstade; period of higher temperatures during a glacial period

noun:

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

prefix:

• ... years since construction; ... years old (of a building) - before a number of years, e.g. 築十年

suffix:

• built in ... - after a time, e.g. 1980年築

noun:

• family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to have a nightmare
• to make a noise during a nightmare

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to fail to earn a credit
• to fail to make the grade

godan ~す verb:

• to draw for a specific purpose; to draw for the occasion

noun / ~する noun:

• perusing as a side business; doing in addition to one's main work; running (businesses) simultaneously

noun:

• side business; job on the side

noun:

• inn where one rests on the way - archaism
• inn that serves as a meeting place for lovers - archaism ➜ 出合い宿
• inn that introduces clients to prostitutes - archaism ➜ 引き手茶屋

noun:

• getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again - Sumo term
• starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one

expression:

• as fast as the wind, as quiet as the forest, as daring as fire, and immovable as the mountain - four character idiom

noun:

• one day
• first day of the month ➜ ついたち

noun:

• posture; pose; position; stance; carriage (of the body)
• attitude; approach; stance

noun / ~する noun:

• following (in the footsteps of)
• catching up with; coming level with