noun:

• way to die; means of dying
• quality of one's death

expression:

• half a loaf is better than none; even a dead tree adds to the interest of a mountain [literal] - proverb

noun:

• pent roof built atop the stairs of a shrine or a building in a classic aristocratic villa ➜ 寝殿造り・向拝

noun:

• a (one) family

noun:

• Budget Committee of the lower house of the Diet (one half of the yosaniinkai) ➜ 予算委員会

noun:

• Budget Committee of the upper house of the Diet (one half of the yosaniinkai) ➜ 予算委員会

noun:

• Budget Committee of the upper house of the Diet (one half of the yosaniinkai) - abbreviation ➜ 参院予算委員会

noun:

• Budget Committee of the lower house of the Diet (one half of the yosaniinkai) - abbreviation ➜ 衆院予算委員会

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to stand up; to put up; to set up; to erect; to raise - also written as 起てる
• to thrust into; to bury into; to dig into
• to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to raise (a cloud of dust, etc.); to cause
• to make; to establish; to set up; to develop; to formulate
• to put up (a political candidate); to make (one's leader)
• to treat with respect; to give (someone) their due; to make (someone) look good; to avoid embarrassing (someone)
• to sharpen; to make clear
• to shut; to close ➜ 閉てる
• to make tea (matcha); to perform the tea ceremony ➜ 点てる
• to divide by

suffix / ichidan verb:

• to do ... vigorously - after the -masu stem of a verb

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback
• to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.) - archaism

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to eat (fodder, grass, etc.)
• to receive (a salary); to receive a stipend from one's lord

expression:

• with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like

noun:

• God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; fate; karma; destiny
• one's life; one's lifespan

expression:

• it is none of one's business; it is not one's place to say (do) something - idiom

expression:

• two is a company, three is a crowd; one companion is better than two - proverb

noun:

• ball; sphere; globe; orb
• bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet
• ball (in sports) - esp. 球
• pile (of noodles, etc.)
• bullet - esp. 弾; also written as 弾丸
• bulb (i.e. a light bulb) - esp. 球
• lens (of glasses, etc.)
• bead (of an abacus) - esp. 玉,珠
• ball (i.e. a testicle) - esp. 玉 - slang - abbreviation ➜ 金玉【きんたま】
• gem; jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively); pearl - esp. 玉,珠; also written as 璧
• female entertainer (e.g. a geisha)
• person (when commenting on their nature); character - derogatory term
• item, funds or person used as part of a plot

noun / suffix noun:

• egg ➜ 玉子

suffix noun:

• coin - usu. だま
• precious; beautiful; excellent

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)

noun / ~する noun:

• headstand ➜ 逆立ち【さかだち】
• doing one's best; doing something to the best of one's ability

adjectival noun / noun:

• magnanimous in one's attitude of mind; grand in one's idea or mind-set

~する noun:

• to become a mistress; to serve as a concubine ➜ 妾奉公
• to serve one's master ➜ 主人に仕える

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to be frank; to speak one's mind; to open one's heart; to have a heart-to-heart talk (with someone) ➜ 打ち明ける【うちあける】

noun:

• business affairs of a company
• clerical business of a Shinto shrine

noun:

• rights and wrongs (of a case); relative merits (of a case)

noun:

• foundation of a great project; base of a great enterprise

noun / ~する noun:

• marrying (of a monk) - Buddhism term
• returning to secular life (of a monk) - Buddhism term