noun:

• opening; start; launch
• opening credits; title sequence - abbreviation ➜ ＯＰ【オーピー】
• theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.) - abbreviation ➜ ＯＰ【オーピー】

noun / ~する noun:

• pressing one's hands together in prayer

noun:

• triangular frame of a thatched roof

expression:

• Yours sincerely; Yours truly; Sincerely yours - at the end of Buddhist correspondence ➜ 敬具

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)

adjectival noun:

• kind; courteous; hospitable; warmly respectful
• intimate ➜ 懇ろになる

noun / ~する noun:

• becoming intimate; having an intimate relationship (sometimes esp. a homosexual relationship) - archaism

noun:

• hairstyle introduced in the Meiji era consisting in a bun or chignon tied at the back of the head

noun:

• gift for close relatives or friends (given on the occasion of a family celebration)
• family celebration; private celebration

noun:

• euphonic change of unvoiced to voiced sound (on the first consonant of the non-initial mora of a compound)

noun:

• style or construction of a gate; gate-equipped (house, shop, etc.) ［もんがまえ］
• kanji "gate" radical (radical 169) - as in 閭

noun:

• technique of holding one's opponent's arm to prevent him from getting a hold on one's belt - Sumo term

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of
• to cause to fall; to make decline

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to depend on somebody for food and lodging - idiom
• to be treated coldly; to be kept in a low position - idiom

expression / noun:

• person who tags along; hanger-on; person who follows someone around like a shadow; clingy person; goldfish feces [literal] - idiom

noun:

• reporter assigned to cover a particular person in order to get the most up-to-date information; beat reporter

noun:

• ticket good for multiple performances (e.g. a whole day, including matinee and evening performances); season ticket; through ticket [literal] ➜ 通し切符

expression:

• if a man hears the Way in the morning, he may die in the evening without regret - from a quote by Confucius - proverb

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to hear; to be told; to know - humble language
• to receive (order); to undertake; to comply; to take (a reservation, etc.)

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to munch; to crunch
• to dabble in; to have a smattering of

adverbial noun:

• once; one time; on one occasion
• temporarily; for a moment ［ひとたび］
• one degree; one tone; one musical interval ［いちど］

adjective:

• low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.) Antonym: 高い・高い
• low (position); close to the ground
• short (height)
• deep (voice); in a low key; low (volume)

adjectival noun:

• smooth (of a surface); glassy; velvety; soft
• smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); fluid; trouble-free
• continuously differentiable - Mathematics term

noun:

• (computer) monitor - IT term

noun / ~する noun:

• consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes)
• program or utility that monitors a program or activity - IT term ➜ カウンター・モニ

noun / ~する noun:

• control (of a machine, device, etc.)
• control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management; suppression; keeping in check

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to miss (a train, bus, etc.)
• to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by

noun:

• taking something out; carrying out
• providing money oneself; paying with one's own money
• corbel - Architecture term
• strengthening under a seam (clothing)