noun:

• striking sparks with flint and steel or by rubbing sticks together (usu. to start a fire); fire lit by sparks from flint and steel, etc. ➜ 鑽る
• Shinto fire-purification ceremony - Shintō term

godan ~る verb:

• to pile up and up; to pile up more and more; to mount (e.g. debts, concerns)

noun / ~する noun:

• trifling with; toying with; playing with; making sport of; making fun of; leading around by the nose
• tossing about (a ship)

noun:

• knight - Shōgi term
• keima (in go); knight's move; stone placed at a knight's jump from another stone of the same color - usually written using kana alone

noun:

• rice tax (ritsuryo system); rice levy; tax on rice fields ➜ 田租
• annual tribute; annual tax

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
• to resign; to retire; to quit; to secede ［のく］

ichidan verb:

• to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be preeminent
• to tower above (the surrounding landscape)

expression:

• when the right conditions are fulfilled, things will turn out well on their own; a sunken place will collect water [literal] - proverb - obscure term
• someone in bad circumstances will continue to accumulate difficulties - proverb - obscure term

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to establish oneself in life; to achieve success; to reach a high position
• to begin life (as an adult); to step out into the world

expression / ichidan verb:

• to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.) ➜ 活
• to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone; to give someone a pep talk ➜ 喝

noun:

• scramble (for)

noun:

• for printing

adjective:

• lonesome for

noun / ~の noun:

• for men

noun:

• for reply

expression:

• for short

noun:

• candidate (for)

expression:

• for this reason

expression:

• for example ➜ 例えば

noun / ~の noun:

• for women

expression:

• anyhow; for now - abbrev. of とりあえず、まあ - slang - abbreviation ➜ 取りあえず【とりあえず】・まあ

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to become fine (of fabric)
• to be checkmated - Shōgi term
• to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to reach the limits

noun:

• court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period)
• separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period) ➜ 曹司
• room for a very low class prostitute
• very low class prostitute ➜ 局女郎

noun / ~する noun:

• closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard
• pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling

noun / ~する noun:

• thought; thinking; contemplation; consideration - esp. しい
• using wisdom to get to the bottom of things; focusing one's mind; deep contemplation; concentrated thought; deliberating; pondering; reflecting - esp. しゆい - Buddhism term