expression / ichidan verb:

• to take great care (in doing); to pay attention; to be careful

noun:

• instance (e.g. first instance, second instance, etc. in a legal proceeding)

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to add (to what was said before); to say in addition

expression / ichidan verb:

• to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note ➜ 気に留める・心に掛ける

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to reminisce; to engage in a lively conversation; to discuss mutual interests

noun / ~の noun:

• all-time low (e.g. in trading, shopping); record low; new low Antonym: 最高値

noun:

• all-time high (e.g. in trading, shopping); record high; new high Antonym: 最安値

noun:

• naturally growing tree; tree that does not grow in a tree plantation

godan ~る verb:

• to pull in; to take for oneself; to tuck up (one's sleeves)

noun:

• dung beetle; gold beetle; goldbug; scarab beetle ➜ 糞転がし【ふんころがし】・黄金虫【こがねむし】
• maggots in faeces (feces)

noun:

• TV listings (e.g. in newspaper); TV guide; TV schedules

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to go on waiting only to be disappointed; to wait in vain ➜ 待ちぼうけ

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to wrestle with; to contest an issue
• to take part in sumo

noun:

• debt trap; debt hell; being in debt up to one's ears

expression / noun:

• being in a helpless situation; (like a) fish on a chopping board [literal] - idiom

noun / suffix noun / counter:

• class (e.g. school); grade; rank

counter:

• kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc. ➜ 段【だん】

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to boil (something in hot water) ➜ 煮る【にる】
• to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.) ➜ たでる

noun:

• substance; essence

~の noun:

• real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial; essential; tangible

noun / ~の noun:

• one breath; pause; rest
• one go (i.e. in a short time)
• small amount of effort

noun:

• title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank

noun:

• a move (in go, shogi, etc.)
• only way; only means
• doing alone; dong single-handed; monopoly ➜ 一手に

~の noun / ~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about) - four character idiom

expression / noun / ~する noun:

• being held in suspense; being on edge; scared stiff; one's testicles going up and down [literal] - idiom - male language ➜ 上がったり下がったり【あがったりさがったり】

noun:

• dark-skinned person; well-tanned person - derogatory term ➜ 白んぼ
• (wheat) smut
• stagehand (in kabuki); prompter ➜ 黒衣【くろご】

noun / ~する noun:

• cutting in half
• painting or calligraphy done on a half-sized piece of paper - esp. 半折