noun:

• human rights violation; trampling on human rights - four character idiom

godan ~す verb / intransitive verb:

• to go to; to visit; to call on - humble language

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to gain on (someone); to run (someone) close

noun:

• traffic report; information on traffic flow; transportation information

noun / ~する noun:

• reading (a text) aloud without trying to understand it ➜ 素読【そどく】
• reading a second draft without checking it against the original

noun:

• katakana-hiragana prolonged sound mark; macron (indicating a long vowel); circumflex (indicating a long vowel); modifier letter triangular colon (IPA diacritical)

noun:

• ratio indicating the quantity of polished rice gained from a given quantity of brown rice (nowadays usually expressed as a percent)

noun:

• mob; crowd of people
• background character (in a manga, anime, etc.); mob (in a video game); non-playable character ［モブ］

noun:

• female role (e.g. in film); female part
• occupation deemed fit for a woman
• passive role in a male homosexual relationship - slang

noun:

• azuki bean rice gruel eaten on the day of the winter solstice (to chase away demons that spread contagious diseases)

noun / ~する noun:

• vehicle burglary; theft from a vehicle; stealing valuables from an unattended car

noun:

• person who steals from a vehicle

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to blow a conch; to blow a trumpet shell; to blow the war horn ➜ ほら貝【ほらがい】

noun:

• difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); fall distance
• difference; gap

noun:

• meaningless words added a song for rhythmical effect; words or utterances added to modulate the cadence of a song

expression / ichidan verb:

• to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price) - from palanquin bearers gauging how weary a traveler's feet are, and raising the price accordingly - idiom

noun:

• man who drives a woman around for free; man used by a woman for his car - slang

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to plant oneself; to settle in
• to be well-established (e.g. of a religion in a particular area); to have taken root

expression:

• even the unskilled can succeed by a fluke given enough tries; even a poor marksman will hit the target with enough shots [literal] - proverb ➜ 下手な鉄砲も数撃てば当たる

noun:

• carved seal; engraved stamp

~する noun:

• to engrave (a seal); to carve
• to make an impression (with a seal)

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)

noun / ~する noun:

• writing
• entry (e.g. to a form)
• posting (e.g. to a blog)

noun / ~する noun:

• inspection of a meter; reading a meter
• needle detection (in garments, etc.); needle inspection

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

• to build (a nest); to nest
• to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)

noun / ~する noun:

• patching up (e.g. a failure); covering up (e.g. a mistake); glossing over