expression / godan ~む verb:

• to bail out the ocean with a teaspoon; to scoop water with a basket [literal] - idiom

noun:

• fan lobster (Ibacus spp., esp. the Japanese fan lobster, Ibacus ciliatus); sand crayfish

noun:

• pulling out by the roots; pulling up roots and all

~の noun:

• native born; true born ➜ 生え抜き

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to come of age (for a girl) - obscure term ➜ 肩揚げ
• to lengthen the sleeves of a kimono - obscure term

noun:

• Mikawa manzai; style of manzai originating in the Mikawa region in Aichi prefecture ➜ 万歳【まんざい】

~の noun / noun:

• related to the teachings of Buddha; able to be saved by Buddha - Buddhism term Antonym: 無縁【むえん】
• related; relevant Antonym: 無縁【むえん】

noun:

• rock partially submerged in water; rock partially emerging from the water
• pumice stone

noun:

• China and foreign countries (from the perspective of China); civilized land and uncivilized land

noun / ~する noun:

• return of the Emperor (from a visit)
• return of a shintai to its shrine - Shintō term ➜ 神体

noun:

• standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; formula
• joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to weigh one thing against the other; to act in consideration of; to compare and take into consideration

noun:

• ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner

noun:

• existence (as we perceive it) is as mutable and incorporeal as is the morning dew or a flash of lightning - obscure term - four character idiom - Buddhism term

noun:

• black tree monitor (Varanus beccarii, species of monitor lizard from the Aru Islands of eastern Indonesia); Beccari's monitor ➜ ブラックツリーモニター

noun:

• peacock monitor (Varanus auffenbergi, species of carnivorous monitor lizard native to the island of Roti in Indonesia); Auffenberg's monitor

noun:

• being served food outside the meditation hall (at a Zen temple) ［ほいとう］ - archaism
• serving food; food served ［ほいとう］ - archaism
• begging; beggar - archaism

noun / ~する noun:

• attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); going to work; reporting for work ➜ 退勤

noun:

• purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate
• to declare; to stipulate; to express; to state; to insist

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to rise to the surface; to surface
• to stand out (e.g. against a background)

noun / ~する noun:

• shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously); tapping one's foot; fidgeting (of the legs)

noun / ~する noun:

• being reduced to poverty; living in poverty; coming down in the world; straitened (reduced) circumstances

noun:

• mysteries; excellent methods
• marvelous law of Buddha; Saddharma - Buddhism term
• Lotus Sutra; teachings of the Lotus Sutra - Buddhism term ➜ 妙法蓮華経

noun:

• (small) red dragonfly
• darter (dragonfly of genus Sympetrum, esp. the autumn darter, Sympetrum frequens)

noun:

• eggcase (shell) of the greater argonaut ➜ 貝蛸
• greater argonaut (species of paper nautilus, Argonauta argo) - colloquialism