godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to thrust at (with a knife, sword, etc.)

noun:

• ceremony of allowing the hair to grow at age three

noun:

• father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period) - polite language

noun:

• komejirushi; Japanese punctuation mark similar in usage to an asterisk

noun:

• water that has been used to wash rice

expression / ichidan verb:

• to "see stars" (i.e. after being hit in the head)

noun:

• fortunate heredity; blessings; the rewards of virtue; something bequeathed to posterity Antonym: 余殃

expression:

• this impure world (as opposed to the pure land) - Buddhism term ➜ 浄土
• feces; faeces - archaism

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to get back together (with a former partner)

noun:

• sunny spot; exposure to the sun

noun / ~する noun:

• penal servitude; submitting to a sentence; pleading guilty
• undetected crime ［伏罪］ - obscure term

noun / ~する noun:

• sitting calmly and quietly (i.e. in order to meditate)

noun:

• coarse speech or writing; humble reference to one's own words

noun:

• present (to build up a "friendship" with someone); bribe

noun / ~の noun:

• food offering to the gods
• leftovers; hand-me-downs

noun:

• visiting a shrine or temple to give thanks
• settling scores

noun:

• both bare shoulders; stripped to the waist ➜ 片肌

noun:

• seeking to improve one's health with a change of climate

noun:

• day on which the temperature fails to reach 0 degrees Centigrade

noun:

• wooden stick with a burned tip (used to create underdrawings)

noun:

• policy of cultivating distant countries while working to conquer those nearby - four character idiom

noun:

• obi-tying ceremony designed to ensure safe birth of a child

noun:

• patience; perseverance
• ability of the common man to understand Buddhist teachings

noun:

• Empire Day (February 11th; national holiday held from 1872 to 1948) ➜ 建国記念の日

noun:

• female lay devotee - Buddhism term
• title affixed to woman's posthumous Buddhist name