godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of

noun:

• style of speaking in which the speaker gives the end of each sentence or phrase a higher intonation - From English "up talk"

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to change clothes (on someone else, e.g. child, doll); to change the wallpaper or skin (of a smart phone, etc.)

noun:

• ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck
• something strange or suspicious
• idiot; fool
• noh mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters

noun:

• preface; introduction ➜ 前置き
• lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up
• payment in advance (by bank transfer) - abbreviation ➜ 前振込み
• swinging (one's body) forward

noun:

• hovering one's chopsticks back and forth over side dishes, when trying to choose which one to take (a breach of etiquette) ➜ 迷い箸

noun:

• hovering one's chopsticks back and forth over side dishes, when trying to choose which one to take (a breach of etiquette) ➜ 惑い箸

noun:

• coping; top rail; cap piece; head board; what covers the top of a wall, torii or gate, not necessarily made of wood - Architecture term

noun:

• string tied to the chest of one's kimono or haori
• childhood (period where one would wear such a string) - archaism

noun:

• 1995 Okinawa rape incident; kidnapping and rape of a 12-year-old Japanese girl by three U.S. servicemen stationed in Okinawa

noun:

• gratuitous scene inserted in a narrative (in anime, etc.); scene designed purely to excite or titillate the viewer - From English "service cut"

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to blow upon; to breathe on; to spray ➜ 吹きかける【ふきかける】
• to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms) ➜ 吹きかける【ふきかける】
• to exaggerate; to overcharge ➜ 吹きかける【ふきかける】

noun / ~の noun:

• major company; big company
• front castle gate
• force attacking the front of a castle

noun / ~する noun:

• being bombed
• being A-bombed; being nuked; being exposed to radiation (from an atomic blast) ➜ 被曝

noun:

• source (of a spring, etc.)
• source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring

noun:

• place in the shade of a mountain; shelter of the mountains
• mountain recess ［やまかげ］

noun:

• gift brought to a funeral (usu. money); funeral offering; condolence gift; incense money [literal]

~の noun / noun:

• outside congress; non-parliamentary
• non-hospital (e.g. dispensary, pharmacy, treatment); outside a hospital

noun / ~する noun:

• making sport of; making a plaything of; toying with; trifling with; ridicule; mockery

noun:

• resident employee; local staff; representative of a local office; employee assigned to an office

noun:

• treasure ship
• picture of a treasure ship bearing the Seven Gods of Good Fortune

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to be licensed to practice (e.g. law); to be allowed to open a business

noun:

• business region; marketing area; commercial sphere; trading area; region in which a business operates

noun:

• one-line fact; one-line information; information (explanation) provided in a few scanty words - four character idiom

noun:

• extremely important or once in a lifetime (request); only once in one's lifetime - four character idiom