expression:

• unable to find adequate words (e.g. to express feelings); being at a loss for words

noun:

• immaculate conception; virgin birth; tradition that Jesus was born to Mary although she was a virgin ➜ 処女受胎【しょじょじゅたい】

noun:

• tamago dofu; tamago-dofu; steamed egg custard with soup stock, cooked in a square mould

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to sell out before the price falls (usu. shares); to sell at a profit

noun / ~の noun:

• made by hitting (e.g. striking stone flakes from a tool stone); made using lithic reduction ➜ 打製石器

noun:

• closing mid-way
• taking a break mid-way through an event, sometimes with ceremonial hand-clapping

noun:

• duff (golf); sclaff; hitting the ground behind the ball during a stroke - Sports term
• duff (e.g. plum) - Food term

noun:

• ring boy; young boy who serves as ring bearer at a wedding

adverb:

• about; roughly; approximately ➜ おおよそ
• generally; on the whole; as a rule
• completely; quite; entirely; altogether; totally; not at all (with neg. verb)

noun / ~の noun:

• outline; gist

expression:

• if even the most crooked person is surrounded by good people, he will straighten up as does mugwort growing in a hemp field

noun:

• maki sushi typically made from eel and cucumber, often with a face-like pattern when cut - from うなぎ and かっぱ
• mascot character used by Tajimi City in Gifu

noun:

• tying a person's limbs to two or four bulls and making them run in different directions (Warring States-era death penalty)

noun:

• benefits gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings; happiness gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings - four character idiom - Buddhism term

noun / ~する noun:

• searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage, e.g. dating, courtship, etc. - colloquialism - abbreviation ➜ 結婚活動

noun:

• testing, testing; testing a microphone

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to repaint; to paint again
• to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to kindle; to build a fire
• to instigate; to stir up; to incite

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to give (as a gift); to present
• to confer; to bestow; to award

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to

ichidan ~ずる verb (alt. form of じる verbs) / transitive:

• to take measures; to work out a plan ➜ 講じる
• to lecture; to read aloud ➜ 講じる
• to confer ➜ 講じる

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to take measures; to work out a plan ➜ 講ずる
• to lecture; to read aloud ➜ 講ずる
• to confer ➜ 講ずる

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to arouse criticism; to provoke; to cause a controversy; to give rise to hostile comment

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to draw a bow
• to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors; to rebel - idiom

godan ~す verb / intransitive verb:

• to help a person stand; to get someone to their feet; to raise; to rouse - archaism