noun:

• main text (as opposed to any included commentary or annotations)
• authentic text (e.g. of a treaty, as opposed to any translation not specified as authentic) - Law term
• Chinese classical literature

noun:

• putting on a knowing air when one only knows the title of the book (play, etc.); pretending to understand the nature of something when one only knows its name - four character idiom

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be arrested; to be apprehended
• to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to; to adhere to; to be swayed by - usually written using kana alone

noun:

• traditional Japanese poem with verses of five and seven morae repeated at least three times, usu. ending with a verse of seven ➜ 短歌
• long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Kyoto in the late 16th century) ［ながうた］ ➜ 長唄

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to joke; to jest; to kid; to josh
• to make fun of; to laugh at; to play a prank
• to romp; to gambol; to frolic; to frisk; to mess around; to fool around; to screw around
• to neck; to make out

expression / ichidan verb:

• to put the scalpel to; to perform an operation on
• to take drastic measures to get to the bottom of something; to make a searching inquiry; to put something under the microscope - idiom

noun:

• card to pick up (in card games); card that is picked up by players instead of read (in karuta); card printed with the second half of a poem (in karuta) ➜ 読み札

noun:

• eldest child; oldest child; first-born child
• child who carries on the family name
• pre-ritsuryo official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces - archaism ➜ 律令制・総領【すべおさ】
• head of a warrior clan (Kamakura period) - archaism

noun:

• wide-mouthed ceramic vessel having a small hole in its spherical base (into which bamboo was probably inserted to pour liquids)
• teapot-like object made typically of lacquerware and used to pour hot and cold liquids ➜ 半挿【はんぞう】

noun:

• bonding temperature (for diffusion bonding); welding temperature (for diffusion welding); junction temperature (of a semiconductor)

noun:

• bystander's vantage point; outsider's better grasp of the situation - four character idiom

expression:

• onlookers see more of the game than the players do; people watching a game of go see 8 moves further ahead [literal]

expression:

• a fox is not taken twice in the same snare; there are no birds in last year's nest; there aren't always loach under the willow tree [literal]; good luck does not always repeat itself - proverb

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to use
• to deal with (an issue); to manage
• to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
• to deal in; to carry; to sell

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to be separated; to be apart; to be distant
• to leave; to go away
• to leave (a job, etc.); to quit; to give up
• to lose connection with; to drift away from

lower nidan verb (archaic) / yodan ~る verb (archaic) / intransitive verb:

• to be separated; to be apart; to be distant - archaism ➜ 離れる
• to leave; to go away - archaism ➜ 離れる
• to leave (a job, etc.); to quit; to give up - archaism ➜ 離れる
• to lose connection with; to drift away from - archaism ➜ 離れる

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to bring near; to bring close; to let go near
• to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to prick; to stab
• to poke; to prod; to push; to thrust; to nudge; to hit; to strike
• to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with; to press against (the floor, etc.)
• to attack
• to brave (the rain, etc.)

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to fish
• to look for; to search for; to hunt for; to scavenge; to scrounge; to look through; to rummage through ［あさる］

auxiliary verb / godan ~る verb:

• to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge ［あさる］

noun:

• flowers reflected on a mirror and the moon reflected on the water's surface; something that is visible but having no substance; the subtle and profound beauty of poems that cannot be described in words - four character idiom

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to devour; to wolf down
• to eat a bit of everything
• to encroach upon; to take over; to steal (e.g. support)

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to be shut; to close; to be closed - esp. 閉まる
• to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit ［締まる］
• to be locked
• to tighten; to be tightened
• to become sober; to become tense

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

• to get drunk; to become intoxicated
• to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated
• to be elated; to be exalted; to be spellbound; to be in raptures

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to sound hollow
• to get excited; to become restless
• to be thrown too high; to come in high - Baseball term

noun:

• question (e.g. on a test); problem
• problem (e.g. societal, political); question; issue; subject (e.g. of research); case; matter
• question (i.e. doubt)
• public discussion; controversy
• trouble; problem; inconvenience; difficulty

noun:

• steamed rice (esp. cold rice reheated by steaming it)
• mochi rice with red beans steamed in a steaming basket; rice with red beans (eaten on celebratory occasions) ➜ こわめし