expression:

• to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth

expression / adverb:

• in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye

noun:

• freedom of information; access to information; disclosure of information (e.g. by the government)

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position - idiom

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least

noun:

• the way there; outbound leg; outbound trip; departing leg

suffix noun:

• bound for ... - usu. ゆき ➜ 東京行き

noun:

• outbound ticket

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• last night; the previous night
• night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air

noun:

• (in the shape of a) mouth
• mouthpiece (of a cigarette)
• manner of speech

noun:

• blind snake (esp. the Brahminy blind snake, Ramphotyphlops braminus); worm snake

expression:

• fools rush in - abbreviation ➜ 盲蛇に怖じず

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be forced to bear the responsibility and resign; to be driven out of office

adverb:

• with a clunk; with a clank - onomatopoeia
• the sound of a sudden decrease (in profits, vigor, etc.)

ichidan verb:

• to dissuade; to change someone's mind; to make someone give up the idea of

expression / ichidan verb:

• to decide the outcome (e.g. game)
• to be very different; to be sharply contrasted

noun:

• junior Shinto priest - Shintō term ➜ 宮司・禰宜・神主
• Shinto priest; generic title for a member of the Shinto priesthood - polite language - obscure term - Shintō term

noun:

• doublebar goatfish (Parupeneus trifasciatus, was Parupeneus bifasciatus); Indian Ocean member of the Parupeneus trifasciatus complex

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to get into a fight; to take up the gauntlet; to accept a challenge

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to breathe new life into; to usher in a new phase; to break the mold

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to guide; to lead; to show the way; to conduct
• to derive; to deduce ➜ 方程式を導く

noun:

• O-Bon; Bon Festival; Lantern Festival; Festival of the Dead ➜ 盆【ぼん】
• tray ➜ 盆【ぼん】

noun:

• garden eel; conger eel (esp. the common Japanese conger, Conger myriaster)

noun:

• chocolate-vine (Akebia quinata); fiveleaf; fiveleaf akebia
• fruit of the akebia - Food term

expression:

• for mercy's sake; for the love of God; for goodness' sake

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• recently; not long ago; for a while recently; all the while recently - obsolete term

noun:

• true dharma; true teachings of Buddha - Buddhism term
• period of the True Law