noun:

• the end; closing; being done for - polite language ➜ 仕舞い

interjection:

• that's it; that's enough; that's all

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to flick off; to give ... the flick; to send something flying; to hit (a person); to knock down

adjective:

• dull (e.g. a knife); blunt ［にぶい］
• thickheaded; obtuse; stupid - のろい is usu. in kana
• dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light) ［にぶい］
• slow; sluggish; inert; lethargic
• indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex); doting ［のろい］

noun / ~する noun:

• rōnin; ronin; masterless samurai
• waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination ［浪人］

noun:

• person out of work; jobless person ［浪人］
• wanderer; drifter ［浪人］ - orig. meaning - archaism

noun:

• manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.)
• in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work

godan ~す verb / intransitive verb:

• to have more wins than losses; to lead someone (by no. of matches)
• to take the lead over an opponent (in points)

noun:

• any of a number of sets of thirty-three holy places enshrining Avalokitesvara (esp. those comprising a popular pilgrimage in the Kinki region) ➜ 西国三十三所

noun:

• bull's-eye
• object of desire; most-coveted goal
• male crotch (as a target in fighting); the jewels (as in "kick him in ...") - colloquialism

noun:

• standard measurement for the distance between pillars in eastern Japan (approx. 182 cm) ➜ 京間
• Kanto-size tatami mat (approx. 176 cm by 88 cm) ➜ 京間

noun:

• standard measurement for the distance between pillars in eastern Japan (approx. 182 cm) ➜ 田舎間
• Kanto-size tatami mat (approx. 176 cm by 88 cm) ➜ 田舎間

noun:

• little four winds; winning hand consisting of three kongs or pungs of winds and a pair of the fourth wind - Mahjong term - From Chinese

noun / ~する noun:

• Galapagosization; widespread design of Japanese products (e.g. cell phones) specifically for the domestic market, which are therefore unsuccessful overseas and also vulnerable to competition from imports - because the Galapagos contains many endemic species

godan ~う verb:

• to say; to utter; to declare
• to name; to call
• to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise ［言う］

noun:

• weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person Antonym: 強者【きょうしゃ】

noun:

• domination of the world; world hegemony; world domination ➜ 世界征服

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be to the point; to be pertinent

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be to the point; to be pertinent - prob. originated as a misuse of 的を射る but now in common use - colloquialism ➜ 的を射る

noun / adjectival noun:

• shaft end; axial end; end of the shaft

noun:

• care for the aged; elderly care; aged care

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to raise; to rear; to bring up
• to train; to teach; to educate
• to promote the growth of; to nurture; to foster; to develop

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to excel at; to be proficient at
• to grow old
• to ripen
• to rise high (e.g. the sun)

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to protect; to guard; to defend
• to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe; to obey; to follow

noun:

• sword hilt shaped similar to the handle of a vajra - archaism ➜ 金剛杵
• plain, wooden sword hilt (as opposed to those wrapped in sharkskin)

expression:

• first "horse day" in any lunar month, but esp. the second lunar month; traditional day for worship at "fox deity" shrines

noun:

• northern ridge-tailed monitor (Varanus primordius, species of carnivorous monitor lizard native to the Northern Territory of Australia); blunt-spined goanna