expression / godan ~ぶ verb:

• to make symbolic signs (gestures) with the fingers

expression / ichidan verb:

• to treat one's husband with due respect

noun:

• incumbent member (or candidate) unaffiliated with a party

noun:

• winning hand with the score doubled twice - Mahjong term

noun:

• wild ball (usually a pitcher with poor control) - Baseball term

noun:

• (medicine with) a curative effect; (having) therapeutic value

noun:

• Diet members with a special interest in education

noun:

• dark blue cloth with white splash patterns

noun:

• ketch (two-masted vessel with a small mizzen)

godan ~ぐ verb / transitive:

• to crush (with the weight of misfortune)

noun:

• not up with the times; out of touch

~の noun:

• grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)

expression / adjective:

• can't help worrying; besides myself with worry

noun:

• (beating someone) hands down; with a single blow - four character idiom

~の noun / ~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• with a rosy future; offering promising prospects - four character idiom

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to become decrepit and ugly with age

noun / ~する noun:

• killing oneself out of despair (disgust with life) - four character idiom

noun:

• one's history of love affairs with women - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• engage in ascetic practices with dauntless spirit - four character idiom

noun:

• measuring rope with 'ken' (182cm) marked; measurement

noun:

• tart - From French "tarte"
• roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans - From Dutch "taart"

noun:

• round glasses with thick plastic rims

noun:

• chive (edible plant with flat leaves, Allium schoenoprasum)

noun:

• whipping; beating with a whip - abbreviation ➜ 鞭打ち症
• whiplash - abbreviation ➜ 鞭打ち症

noun:

• picture frame (with stand)