expression / godan ~る verb (irregular):

• to have an idea; to have a clue

expression / ichidan verb:

• to pass on an order; to pass the word

expression / ichidan verb:

• to settle; to finish; to bring to an end

noun:

• handle of an axe; handle of a hatchet - obscure term

expression:

• used to make an assertion - at sentence-end with falling intonation - female language - colloquialism
• used to ask a question - at sentence-end with rising intonation - female language - colloquialism

expression / adjective:

• having an expert eye; having a discerning eye ➜ 目の高い

noun:

• stone image of an animal; stone figures of animals

noun:

• problems of the elderly
• problems of an aging society

noun:

• famous place
• name of a part (of an instrument, etc.) ［などころ］
• name and address ［などころ］

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to extract (e.g. a passage from a book); to make an excerpt

noun:

• Japanese sea perch (Lateolabrax japonicus, esp. referring to an adult); Japanese sea bass ➜ 鮬【せいご】・フッコ

noun:

• inside out; swinging golf club with an inside out motion

noun / ~する noun:

• arriving at work late as if one were an executive; management attendance at work [literal] - humorous term - four character idiom

noun:

• Japanese inn priding itself on its cuisine; Japanese-style restaurant with an attached inn

noun:

• pregnancy discrimination; workplace discrimination against pregnant women; dismissing an employee because they are pregnant - abbreviation ➜ マタニティーハラスメント

expression / noun:

• humiliation of defeat in battle; past humiliation by others; shame of an unendurable disgrace - proverb ➜ 会稽の恥を雪ぐ【かいけいのはじをすすぐ】

noun:

• written investigation; report of an investigation
• school record (on a student); transcript (of grades)

noun:

• (outward) appearance
• (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; style
• appearances; decency; show; display
• lip-service; insincere words; glib talk

noun:

• miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines - Shintō term
• medium; sorceress; shamaness

expression:

• A virtuous person does (should) not commit an act that offends his moral principles no matter how hard pressed he may be - four character idiom

noun:

• street performance in which the performer transforms a specially-made bamboo screen into various shapes while chanting an accompanying poem ➜ 南京【ナンキン】・簾【すだれ】

~の noun / temporal noun:

• current; urgent; pressing; impending

~する noun:

• to confront (an issue); to face (up to something)

adverb:

• for the meantime; at present

noun:

• fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire ➜ 篝
• brothel-keeper (Edo period) - archaism

noun / ~する noun:

• being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)