expression / godan ~る verb:

• to have a break in the conversation; to experience an awkward silence; an angel passes [literal] - from the French 'un ange pass' - idiom

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to chase after two hares; to try and do two things at the same time - idiom ➜ 二兎を追う者は一兎をも得ず

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to color; to colour; to paint
• to touch up (by tracing the same image, letter, etc.)

noun:

• north
• the North; northern territories
• North Korea - abbreviation
• north wind - archaism

noun / ~する noun:

• sweeping the sea for mines; dragging for mines

expression:

• if you do this; if this is the case

noun:

• lunar New Year (esp. the Chinese New Year)

noun:

• Western paper; paper manufactured in the Western manner ➜ 和紙

expression / noun:

• calm before a storm; lull before the storm

noun / ~する noun:

• books returned unsold; books returned to the library

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to extend the term; to extend a deadline

expression / ichidan verb:

• to summer; to go away for the summer - obscure term

noun:

• related (relevant) matters; matters relevant to the subject

noun:

• the first in history; only once in history - four character idiom

noun:

• customer appeal; the power to appeal to customers - four character idiom

noun:

• marmoset (esp. the common marmoset, Callithrix (Callithrix) jacchus)

expression / noun:

• third time lucky; third time's the charm - proverb

expression:

• as always; the same as it always is

noun:

• this thesis; this article; the article under consideration

noun:

• autumn eggplant; eggplant picked eaten in the autumn ➜ 茄子

noun:

• yellowtail caught during the cold season; cold yellowtail - regarded as delicious because of its higher fat content

auxiliary verb / godan ~る verb:

• to have the nerve to; to be bastard enough to - after the -masu stem of a verb; indicates contempt or disdain - derogatory term - Kansai dialect

noun:

• uncertainty about the future; concern about future prospects

expression / noun:

• dark circles around the eyes; periorbital dark circles ➜ 隈

noun:

• origin; source - usu. 元
• base; basis; foundation; root - esp. 基
• cause - also 因, 原
• ingredient; material - esp. 素
• (somebody's) side; (somebody's) location ［元］
• original cost (or capital, principal, etc.)
• (plant) root; (tree) trunk
• first section of a waka ➜ 和歌

counter:

• counter for blades of grass, tree trunks, etc., and for falcons (in falconry) ［本］

noun:

• handle (chopsticks, brush, etc.); grip