noun:

• paste (form); (as a) paste

noun:

• public indignation; anger (as a citizen)

~の noun:

• guaranteed (to be genuine, valuable, etc.); certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.) ➜ 極めつき

noun:

• pièce de résistance - colloquialism

noun:

• chair seat; chair seating (as opposed to sitting on the floor)

suffix noun:

• shop; factory; mill; works (as in ironworks); plant (as in manufacturing plant)

noun / ~する noun:

• accumulation; retention; collection; sequestration (as in carbon dioxide sequestration); storage (usually a liquid, e.g. rainwater, or behind a dam.)

noun:

• face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts) ［建て前・建前・立て前・立前］ Antonym: 本音
• ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house ［建て前・建前］
• tea ceremony procedures; tea ceremony etiquette ［立て前・立前・点て前・点前］

noun / ~の noun:

• at one's feet; underfoot; one's step (as in "watch your step")

noun:

• gait; pace; step

~の noun:

• most recent; current

pronoun:

• you; thou

noun:

• kōji; malted rice; malt; malt-like material from growing mold on rice, barley, beans, etc. (used as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc.)

expression:

• in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as)
• hoping or wishing for something

noun:

• manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit) ➜ 万歳【まんざい】

noun / ~する noun:

• return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks)
• retaliation; revenge

noun:

• green tea; green leaf tea; non-powdered tea (as opposed to matcha) ➜ 抹茶
• medium-grade green tea ➜ 玉露・番茶

suffix noun / ~する noun:

• denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)

expression:

• leave no room for scandal; don't do anything that can be misinterpreted; don't straighten your cap under a plum tree (because when you raise your hands it might look as if you're trying to steal the plums) [literal] - proverb

noun:

• drainboard; floor grates; duckboard; slatted wood (e.g. used as a base for storing futons inside a cupboard)

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

• crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; flaky (as in pastry) - onomatopoeia
• crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.) - onomatopoeia
• doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; proceeding smoothly - onomatopoeia
• sound of pouring liquid - onomatopoeia - archaism
• speaking clearly - onomatopoeia - archaism

noun:

• morning coat; cutaway coat; morning dress (as opposed to evening dress)

noun:

• mass culture; pop culture; popular culture; culture of the people (as opposed to the elite)

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• clear; translucent; brilliant; sweetly ringing (as the tinklings of jade)

adjective:

• petty; small-minded; stingy; cheap (as in cheap shot, cheating, skirting the rules, etc.)

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)

~する verb (irregular):

• to do; to carry out; to perform
• to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
• to serve as; to act as; to work as
• to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
• to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as - as 〜にする,〜とする
• to decide on; to choose - as 〜にする

~する verb (irregular) / intransitive verb:

• to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.) - as 〜がする
• to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
• to be worth; to cost
• to pass (of time); to elapse

~する verb (irregular) / transitive:

• to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B - as AをBにする
• to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B - as AをBにする
• to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B - as AをBにする
• to feel A about B - as AをBにする

suffix / ~する verb (irregular):

• verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")

auxiliary verb / ~する verb (irregular):

• creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go") ➜ お願いします・御
• to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to - as 〜うとする,〜ようとする ➜ とする

~の noun / adjectival noun / noun / prefix noun:

• raw; uncooked; fresh
• natural; as it is; unedited; unprocessed
• unprotected (i.e. not wearing a condom) - colloquialism
• live (i.e. not recorded)
• inexperienced; unpolished; green; crude
• impudence; sauciness - abbreviation ➜ 生意気
• unpasteurized beer; draft beer; draught beer - abbreviation ➜ 生ビール

prefix:

• just a little; somehow; vaguely; partially; somewhat; half-; semi-
• irresponsibly; half-baked

noun:

• cash - archaism
• tipsiness - abbreviation ➜ 生酔い

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to ascend; to go up; to climb
• to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the sun); to rise - usu. 昇る
• to go to (the capital)
• to be promoted
• to add up to
• to advance (in price)
• to swim up (a river); to sail up
• to come up (on the agenda)