noun:

• chef (Western cuisine)
• cook or waiter on a ship - archaism

expression / ichidan verb:

• to set off an explosive
• to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words

noun:

• person or organization (esp. yakuza) in charge of solving problems caused by subordinates - slang
• member of a biker gang driving behind the rest (in charge of keeping the police away from the other members) - slang ➜ 暴走族

noun:

• pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters - Sumo term

suffix:

• having a tendency towards; being close to

noun:

• slip of the pen; mistake in writing
• something ruined by a mistake in writing (e.g. postcard)

noun:

• female bragging; female conceit
• a man bragging about his wife or mistress ➜ 男自慢

noun:

• rising tone (in Chinese)
• (of a Japanese accent) having a high, flat tone

expression / ichidan verb:

• to raise one's hand or hands - usu. 手を挙げる
• to surrender - usu. 手を上げる
• to raise a hand to someone (as a threat to strike) - usu. 手を上げる
• to improve - usu. 手を上げる ➜ 腕を上げる

noun:

• dragon's den
• auspicious place for a temple, town, etc. to be built (feng shui)

noun:

• panel; scene-panel
• painted backdrop (panel at the back of a noh stage), on which a pine tree is painted - symbolically a reflection of tree at the front of the stage

noun:

• knowledge and action
• ruling a fief; ruling a territory given by one's liege; territory given by one's liege ➜ 知行【ちぎょう】

noun:

• near one's knee
• under the protection of (e.g. one's parents); under the care of
• territory of a powerful person ［ひざもと］ ➜ お膝元
• address used after the names of one's parents, grandparents, etc. in a letter ［しっか］

adverb / ~と adverb:

• weeping; sobbing; softly (crying) - onomatopoeia ➜ しくしく泣く

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

• with a prologued dull pain; having a gripping pain - onomatopoeia

noun:

• pounded fish cake
• half a slice; half a ticket; ticket stub ［半片］

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to rumble; to thunder; to roll about (people, large objects) ➜ ごろごろ・ごろごろ
• to wander about without a fixed workplace, home, etc.; to hang around; to loiter ➜ ごろごろ

noun:

• lipped bowl
• one side of a story or argument

noun:

• verbal command (in dog training) ➜ 視符
• sound part of a semasio-phonetic kanji ➜ 形声文字【けいせいもじ】

adverb / ~と adverb:

• dilatorily; sluggishly - onomatopoeia

~する noun:

• to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to be too large; to be baggy; to be flabby ➜ たぶたぶ・ぶかぶか・たぷたぷ・ぶよぶよ
• to have a glut ➜ たぶたぶ

noun:

• foreign cinema; foreign film
• a foreign movie

noun:

• guest of honor; guest of honour
• main guest at a tea ceremony

noun:

• nest (of boxes); nesting
• concealed information
• adopting a child after one's own has died; child adopted in this manner ［入れ子］
• cavity in an oar (fitted onto a peg as part of a traditional oarlock) ➜ 櫓杭

noun:

• fully raising the curtain when an actor enters or exits (noh)
• curtain with a family crest

noun:

• telephone appointment; arranging meetings and appointments in advance by phone - abbreviation
• cold-calling to get potential customers to agree to meet a salesman; carrying out market surveys by phone

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to put up an (emotional) wall (between two people); to become distant - idiom
• to form a wall (of people) - idiom