noun:

• furigana; kana over or beside kanji to indicate pronunciation ➜ ルビー

noun:

• kanji (as opposed to kana) ➜ 仮名【かな】
• printed-style writing ➜ 楷書

noun / ~する noun:

• catching a fishing hook on seaweed, coral, etc. on the seabed or riverbed

noun:

• wealthy women who strive to follow the fashions exactly and be seen in all the right place

noun:

• Tilapia (large genus of cichlid fish in the Cichlidae family endemic to Africa and the Middle East)

noun:

• labor system in which able-bodied men were required to work for periods in the capital (ritsuryo system)

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• uninteresting; tending to spoil the fun (pleasure) (of); throwing a wet blanket (on) - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• prostration; placing knees, hands and forehead on the ground to show utmost respect - Buddhism term

noun / ~する noun:

• prostration; placing knees, hands and forehead on the ground to show utmost respect - Buddhism term ➜ 五体投地【ごたいとうち】

noun / ~する noun:

• start (of) filming - From English "crank in"

noun:

• direct telephone number - From English "dial in"

noun:

• last entry time - From English "last in"

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to make one's way in the world; to earn one's living; to live - idiom

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to brew (sake, etc.)
• to cause; to bring on; to bring about; to give rise to

expression:

• the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence - proverb

noun:

• "before the spirit of the deceased" (written on the condolence-money envelope)

noun:

• bodyguards in service of the shogun who would walk ahead of him on an outing (Edo period)

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain
• to result in; to prove to be
• to consist of; to be composed of
• to succeed; to be complete
• to change into; to be exchanged for
• to play a role ➜ 成り済ます
• to be promoted - Shōgi term

godan ~る verb:

• to do ... - as お+masu-stem+になる, ご+noun+になる, etc. - honorific language

noun:

• cannot allow (oneself) to live (with someone) under the canopy of heaven; cannot allow (the sworn enemy) to live in this world; irreconcilable (enemy) - four character idiom

noun:

• first rank in the hierarchy of the government
• highest rank given to a shrine

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to hold fast to one's ways; to be overly conservative; to not get with the times; to guard the tree stub [literal] - from a fable appearing in the Han Feizi - idiom

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be the first to speak; to break the silence - idiom
• to open something for the first time; to broach (e.g. a cask); to break a seal; to break open

noun:

• Yatagarasu (mythical raven who aided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern expedition)
• three-legged crow inhabiting the sun in Chinese mythology

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in