expression / ichidan verb:

• to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball) - idiom
• to reach for (a snack, etc.)

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

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to place one's arms under those of the opponent and lift them up, in order to prevent an overhand grip on one's mawashi - Sumo term

adverb:

• like that (used for something or someone distant from both speaker and listener); so ➜ 斯う・然う・如何【どう】

adjectival noun:

• serious; earnest

noun:

• real sword (as opposed to unsharpened or wooden practice weapon)

noun:

• rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce ➜ おじや

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun / noun:

• bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing) - onomatopoeia
• bubbling; foaming - onomatopoeia

noun:

• Korean alcoholic beverage made from flour or sticky rice; makkolli; makgeolli - From Korean "maggeoli"

noun:

• loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce

adjective:

• admirable; charming; refined
• nostalgic
• curious; eager to know (or see, experience, etc.) - usually written using kana alone

expression / adverb:

• whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force

noun:

• hag; witch; bitch; penurious or spiteful old woman; termagant; virago

noun:

• loose-fitting pants with an elastic or drawcord waist - From English "easy pants"

noun:

• facility that serves meals and provides rooms for short-stay or overnight guests - abbreviation - From English "restaurant hotel" ➜ レストランホテル

noun / adjectival noun:

• self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience - four character idiom

noun:

• wood carpet; fabric (or linoleum) backed wooden floor covering

expression / adjective:

• easy to get on with; not needing reserve or formality; personable; affable; approachable ➜ 気の置けない

noun:

• kaki (Japanese persimmon) seed
• spicy baked or fried mochi chips in this shape

noun:

• dividing pupils, etc. into groups or classes; streaming schoolchildren according to ability

noun:

• teacher's license (licence) (required to teach in preschool, elementary or secondary schools)

noun:

• candidates (in an election) who have won or are projected to be elected - from 当選及び当選確実

noun:

• leaving on time (e.g. as opposed to paid or unpaid overtime)

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)

noun:

• people or companies that forcefully and illegally expel defaulting tenants from their lodgings

noun:

• public storehouse used to store grain or valuables collected for taxation (ritsuryo system)