noun:

• true character; true form; true colors (colours); identity; truth (of a mystery, phenomenon, etc.); origin
• consciousness; one's senses

noun / ~する noun:

• glued to; closely related to
• giving total coverage to the key figure(s) of a TV or film documentary

noun:

• western direction
• Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise) ［さいほう］ - abbreviation - Buddhism term ➜ 西方浄土
• western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo) ［にしがた］ - Martial Arts term

godan ~す verb:

• to knock down the price of
• to make a successful bid (for an article); to buy at auction

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)

noun / ~する noun:

• searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage, e.g. dating, courtship, etc. - colloquialism - abbreviation ➜ 結婚活動

noun:

• var. of mochi made from a mixture of rice flour and sweet bean paste (famous product of Kagoshima)

noun:

• projecting part (of a headland, etc.) ［出っ鼻］ ➜ 出鼻
• moment of departure; (on the) point of going out ➜ 出端
• outset; start; beginning ➜ 出端

noun:

• testing, testing; testing a microphone

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to desire
• to wish for; to expect
• to see; to command (a view of)

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to repaint; to paint again
• to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to kindle; to build a fire
• to instigate; to stir up; to incite

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to

ichidan ~ずる verb (alt. form of じる verbs) / transitive:

• to take measures; to work out a plan ➜ 講じる
• to lecture; to read aloud ➜ 講じる
• to confer ➜ 講じる

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to take measures; to work out a plan ➜ 講ずる
• to lecture; to read aloud ➜ 講ずる
• to confer ➜ 講ずる

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to arouse criticism; to provoke; to cause a controversy; to give rise to hostile comment

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to draw a bow
• to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors; to rebel - idiom

suffix / godan ~る verb:

• to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ... - after a noun ➜ 時代がかる
• to have a trace of; to be tinged with ➜ 赤がかる

godan ~す verb / intransitive verb:

• to help a person stand; to get someone to their feet; to raise; to rouse - archaism

noun:

• suspicious bird; strange bird; eerie bird; ominous bird; apparition transformed into a bird ➜ 鵺

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay

noun / ~する noun:

• development; growth; expansion; extension; flourishing
• development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; progression; unfolding
• playing around; having an active sex life - recently often associated with gay sex ➜ 発展場

adjectival noun / ~の noun / noun:

• absorbed in; immersed in; crazy about; obsessed with; devoted to

noun / adjectival noun:

• forgetting oneself; daze; trance; ecstasy; delirium

noun:

• within a dream; while dreaming

noun:

• dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon) ➜ ドラゴン
• naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology
• promoted rook ［りゅう・りょう］ - abbreviation - Shōgi term ➜ 竜王【りゅうおう】