noun:

• petitioning (an administration) for redress; suing civilly to seek redress (for a court's action); lodging an appeal - Law term

noun:

• anticipated questions and answers (e.g. for a press conference, interview or oral exam); collection of hypothetical questions and answers

noun:

• area of a soccer pitch between the penalty area and the centre ring (of tactical importance) - Sports term - From English "vital area"

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to sit; to squat
• to assume (a position)
• to hold steady; to hold still - esp. 据わる, 据る

godan ~ぐ verb / transitive:

• to spin; to make yarn
• to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

• to meet; to encounter; to see - 逢う is often used for close friends, etc. and may be associated with drama or pathos; 遭う may have an undesirable nuance
• to have an accident; to have a bad experience - esp. 遭う when in kanji - usually written using kana alone

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to pull apart; to separate
• to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance

noun:

• one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryou (an old coin)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to ignite; to set fire to
• to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)

~する verb (spec.):

• to line up with; to be a member of; to rank with
• to attend; to take part in

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to point down; to look down Antonym: 上向く
• to get worse; to begin to fall (e.g. of a price)

godan ~ぶ verb / intransitive verb:

• to line up; to stand in a line
• to rival; to match; to equal

godan ~つ verb / intransitive verb:

• to boil; to come to a boil
• to seethe (with rage, etc.); to be furious

expression / adjective:

• to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message

expression:

• to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat

counter:

• counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic
• to be in a hurry; to rush - usu. 慌てて

noun:

• man with a gentle nature
• man of delicate features; man of slender build
• effeminate man; feeble man

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to walk about; to walk around
• to conduct oneself
• to turn up
• to brawl (in a play, etc.)

expression:

• if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to flick off; to give ... the flick; to send something flying; to hit (a person); to knock down

adjective:

• dull (e.g. a knife); blunt ［にぶい］
• thickheaded; obtuse; stupid - のろい is usu. in kana
• dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light) ［にぶい］
• slow; sluggish; inert; lethargic
• indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex); doting ［のろい］

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• outbreak; spring forth; occurrence; incidence
• generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; origin
• ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state ➜ 個体発生

noun:

• aphid; plant louse
• cockroach - Kansai dialect ➜ ゴキブリ
• Japanese house bat (Pipistrellus abramus) - obscure term ➜ 油蝙蝠
• hanger-on; parasite
• visitor to a red-light district who's only there to look - archaism