expression / godan ~る verb:

• to sell out to the masses

noun:

• (game of) catch-the-child

noun:

• classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "gu"; "ga" column or row of the kana syllabary

expression / ichidan verb:

• to hoist one's sail when the wind is fair; to get one's time to shine - idiom

noun:

• at the risk of one's life
• dead body ➜ 生き身

expression:

• metaphor in which the road to paradise is likened to a white road between two rivers, one of water (wrath) and one of fire (greed) - Buddhism term

noun:

• arch of the foot; plantar arch; (the part that) does not step on the ground [literal]

noun / ~する noun:

• entering the starting gate - From English "gate in"

noun:

• transit of a planet over the solar disk; solar transit ➜ 太陽面通過

noun:

• last business day of the year

noun:

• the past; past events

noun:

• Shinto shrine on Buddhist temple grounds dedicated to the tutelary deity of the area

noun:

• one-sided wait for the end tile of a three-in-a-row which will finish one's hand (i.e. for a 3 while holding 1-2, or for a 7 while holding 8-9) - Mahjong term

noun:

• system of rule during the Yamato period ➜ 部【べ】

noun:

• The Seventeen-Article Constitution

noun:

• ninth day of the cold season (approx January 13th)

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to stray from the path of righteousness - obscure term

noun / ~する noun:

• tucking up the hem of one's garments ➜ 尻からげ

noun:

• spirit of defiance of the opposition party; anti-establishment mindset

noun:

• house where the family is out

noun:

• painting with the body of a brush's bristles (to create a thicker line than possible with the tip) ➜ 直筆【ちょくひつ】

noun / ~する noun:

• reporting to the Emperor

noun:

• generation of students educated under the "pressure-free" system (from the late 1970s onward) ➜ ゆとり教育【ゆとりきょういく】

noun:

• middle of the night; dead of night; midnight

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to sell out before the price falls (usu. shares); to sell at a profit