noun:

• front and rear; front and back; before and behind; back and forth
• before and after

suffix noun:

• around; about; approximately

noun:

• order; context
• consequences
• just when; around the time of

noun / ~する noun:

• inversion; reversion; getting out of order
• co-occurring

expression:

• a man is still a man even if his hair is tied with straw; a man is still a man even if he's poor

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to take a risk for someone; to endanger oneself for someone; to gather chestnuts from the fire [literal] - orig. from the fable The Monkey and the Cat by Jean de La Fontaine - idiom

noun:

• stream (in a Japanese garden); narrow stream flowing through a traditional garden (esp. in a Heian period villa) ➜ 寝殿造り
• watering (potted plants, bonsai, etc.)

expression:

• a wise man is he who listens to counsel; a worry shared is a worry halved - proverb
• I've got something to ask you

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall

expression:

• it's always darkest before the dawn; the darkest hour is just before the dawn

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to draw (a bow) to the limit
• to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to clasp
• to strain (voice)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to draw breath; to take a rest after work; to have a breather; to take a break

expression:

• once over the borders one may do anything; what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas; shame (committed while) on a journey can be scratched away [literal] - proverb

adverbial noun:

• in the first place; to begin with; from the start; originally; ab initio

conjunction:

• after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?") - used when bringing up something already mentioned

noun / ~の noun:

• beginning; start

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to shine
• to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.) - from 面照る ➜ 曇る【くもる】

noun:

• emphasis; stress; main point; importance
• point of a lever where force is applied

noun:

• most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part
• scenic spot; beautiful place

noun:

• three cups of sake which latecomers to a party are made to drink

noun:

• slope; inclination; list
• tendency; trend; bent; disposition; bias
• slope (of a linear function) - Mathematics term

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

• fussy; making a big deal out of nothing; fidgety; restless - onomatopoeia
• being cramped; being claustrophobic - onomatopoeia

noun:

• (being separated only by a) narrow strip of water; narrow strait (channel, river) - four character idiom

expression / noun:

• place where fire is likely to break out; possible cause of a fire

noun:

• temple kitchen; monastery kitchen - Buddhism term
• quarters of a head priest (and his family) - Buddhism term

noun:

• beckoning cat; figure of a cat with one paw raised (usu. white porcelain)

noun:

• recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil)
• presentation (e.g. product launch)

noun:

• right of residence (i.e. right to go on leasing a house, etc.)

noun:

• young person
• servant; errand boy in a samurai family
• person of lowly status