ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate
• to taper off (of a sound)

noun:

• formal objection (to an administrative disposition); request for examination (of a patent); request for administrative review - Law term

noun:

• face outline; contours of a face - From English "face line"

noun:

• style of Shinto architecture in which the main hall and worship hall share one roof, and are connected via an intermediate passageway

noun:

• leopard shark (Triakis semifasciata, species found along the Pacific coast of North America) ➜ カリフォルニアドチザメ

expression:

• you will appreciate your parents' advice as you grow older, just as it takes time to feel the effects of unwarmed sake - proverb

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to smile complacently; to smile a smile of satisfaction

noun / ~の noun:

• high alert; a state of high alert; on alert

noun:

• shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously); tapping one's foot; fidgeting (of the legs) ➜ 貧乏ゆすり
• very slight movement - as 貧乏揺るぎもしない - archaism ➜ 貧乏揺るぎもしない

noun:

• iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards

noun:

• vessel for replenishing inkstone water ➜ 水滴【すいてき】
• container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)

noun / ~の noun:

• darkness; the dark; dark
• bewilderment; despair; hopelessness
• black-marketeering; shady; illegal; under-the-table

particle:

• on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)

expression:

• the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down - idiom

noun:

• marriage in which the bride is taken into the groom's family; virilocal marriage

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to draw (water); to ladle; to dip up; to scoop up; to pump
• to pour (into a cup); to drink (together) ➜ 酌む【くむ】
• to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with; to intuit; to understand
• to draw upon; to inherit

noun / ~する noun:

• military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign

noun / ~する noun:

• attending a government office; going to work (for a government official)

noun / ~する noun:

• spin (as in 'take a car for a spin'); run

noun / ~する noun:

• addition (to a text); additional entry (e.g. to a database)

noun:

• direct negotiations; pressing a demand with a face-to-face talk

expression / ichidan verb:

• to cause a loss
• to make a hole (in)

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to be a wet-blanket; to spoil a person's pleasure

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to get a black belt; to obtain a degree (in judo)

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack ➜ 不意をつく