noun:

• flag used at funerals showing the name and rank of the deceased

expression / noun:

• different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)

expression:

• the world is at peace; bows in bags and swords in sheaths [literal] - proverb

noun:

• shirt with white cuffs and collar; cleric shirt

expression / noun:

• people who partied flamboyantly in Harajuku, etc. in the 70s and 80s

noun:

• mobile website; website oriented to smartphones and tablets - IT term

noun:

• chuno sauce; semi-sweet sauce made from fruit and vegetables

noun:

• three large cities (esp. Edo, Kyoto, and Osaka during the Edo period)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different - sometimes derogatory ➜ 変わる【かわる】

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to be attached; to be connected with; to adhere; to stick; to cling
• to remain imprinted; to scar; to stain; to dye
• to bear (fruit, interest, etc.)
• to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
• to take root
• to accompany; to attend; to follow; to study with
• to side with; to belong to
• to possess; to haunt ➜ 憑く
• to be lit; to be lighted ➜ 点く
• to be settled; to be resolved; to be decided
• to be given (of a name, price, etc.)
• to be sensed; to be perceived
• to be lucky - from 運がつく

suffix / godan ~く verb:

• to become (a state, condition, etc.) - after -masu stems, onomatopoeic and mimetic words ➜ 付く【づく】

noun:

• staying the night (of an itinerant priest in Zen buddhism); itinerant priest's lodging - Buddhism term
• providing a room for an itinerant priest so that he may meditate for a long period of time - Buddhism term

noun:

• system
• lineage; ancestry; family line
• group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); party; school (of thought)
• close (evolutionary) relationship
• a population sharing a common ancestor (in genetics); strain (e.g. bacterial)

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to write (a person) up (in a positive or negative light); to write something up so that it stands out; to write up in an exaggerated fashion; to detail; to list

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to nuzzle against (e.g. dog nosing a person)
• to lay the blame on ［なすりつける］
• to strike (a match) ［すりつける・こすりつける］

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs
• to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject); to raise (an issue); to mention

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift)
• to add to as support; to prop up
• to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.)
• to mimic; to imitate - archaism
• to draw something near to oneself; to approach nearby - archaism

noun / ~する noun:

• recitation (of a Chinese or Japanese poem); chanting; singing
• composition (of a Chinese or Japanese poem); composed poem

noun / suffix noun:

• sequel; continuation; (also suffix) continuation (in time and space); second series; succession; spell

noun:

• energy - From German "Energie" ➜ エナジー
• strength; power; stamina; get-up-and-go
• food energy; calories

noun / ~する noun:

• practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill

adverb / ~と adverb:

• here and there; little by little; sporadically; scattered in drops

noun:

• dots; spots

particle / conjunction:

• if; when
• and
• with
• particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.) ➜ って

noun:

• promoted pawn - abbreviation - Shōgi term ➜ と金

particle:

• ? - at sentence end; indicates question - Kyūshū dialect

noun:

• Japanese language
• native Japanese words (esp. not Chinese and other foreign loanwords)

noun / ~する noun:

• opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling