noun:

• part of a kanji for which the role is primarily to represent the meaning (as opposed to the pronunciation) ➜ 音符

noun:

• ticket good for multiple performances (e.g. a whole day, including matinee and evening performances); season ticket; through ticket [literal] ➜ 通し切符

expression:

• if a man hears the Way in the morning, he may die in the evening without regret - from a quote by Confucius - proverb

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to hear; to be told; to know - humble language
• to receive (order); to undertake; to comply; to take (a reservation, etc.)

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to munch; to crunch
• to dabble in; to have a smattering of

adverbial noun:

• once; one time; on one occasion
• temporarily; for a moment ［ひとたび］
• one degree; one tone; one musical interval ［いちど］

adjective:

• low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.) Antonym: 高い・高い
• low (position); close to the ground
• short (height)
• deep (voice); in a low key; low (volume)

adjectival noun:

• smooth (of a surface); glassy; velvety; soft
• smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); fluid; trouble-free
• continuously differentiable - Mathematics term

noun:

• (computer) monitor - IT term

noun / ~する noun:

• consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes)
• program or utility that monitors a program or activity - IT term ➜ カウンター・モニ

noun / ~する noun:

• control (of a machine, device, etc.)
• control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management; suppression; keeping in check

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to miss (a train, bus, etc.)
• to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by

noun:

• taking something out; carrying out
• providing money oneself; paying with one's own money
• corbel - Architecture term
• strengthening under a seam (clothing)

noun:

• visiting soldiers at the front to provide comfort; visit to (gift for) persons hard at work as a sign of support - four character idiom

noun:

• beehive; hive; honeycomb
• something full of holes; "swiss cheese" [figurative] - idiom
• honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach - Food term
• cast iron anvil stand - obsolete term

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of

noun:

• style of speaking in which the speaker gives the end of each sentence or phrase a higher intonation - From English "up talk"

noun:

• woman so glamorous as to bring ruin to a country (castle) as its king (lord) is captivated by her beauty; femme fatale - four character idiom ➜ 傾城傾国

noun:

• woman so glamorous as to bring ruin to a country (castle) as its king (lord) is captivated by her beauty; femme fatale - four character idiom ➜ 傾国傾城

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to change clothes (on someone else, e.g. child, doll); to change the wallpaper or skin (of a smart phone, etc.)

noun:

• ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck
• something strange or suspicious
• idiot; fool
• noh mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters

noun:

• preface; introduction ➜ 前置き
• lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up
• payment in advance (by bank transfer) - abbreviation ➜ 前振込み
• swinging (one's body) forward

noun:

• hovering one's chopsticks back and forth over side dishes, when trying to choose which one to take (a breach of etiquette) ➜ 迷い箸

noun:

• hovering one's chopsticks back and forth over side dishes, when trying to choose which one to take (a breach of etiquette) ➜ 惑い箸

noun:

• coping; top rail; cap piece; head board; what covers the top of a wall, torii or gate, not necessarily made of wood - Architecture term