adverb:

• at last; at length ➜ やっと
• barely; just; by the skin of one's teeth

interjection:

• yo-ho!; heave-ho! ［やっとこさ・やっとこせ］ ➜ やっとこまかせ

noun:

• type of imperial banquet held during the Heian period and later
• being dead drunk; being very drunk - original meaning - archaism

noun:

• winter daylight; winter sunlight - obscure term
• trying to make the most of each day; devoting oneself to one's parents - obscure term

expression / noun or verb acting prenominally:

• which can exist solely due to the presence of; whose existence is determined entirely by; which owes everything to - emphatic version of あっての ➜ あっての・こそ

expression / adjective:

• to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with - idiom

expression / ichidan verb:

• to give one's heart to; to fall in love
• to turn one's mind towards; to think of

particle:

• indicates possessive - occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之 ➜ 乃
• nominalizes verbs and adjectives
• substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases ➜ が
• (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion - often ん
• (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis - female language
• (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to fill (one's heart); to experience a welling up of feelings or sensations
• to feel nauseated

noun:

• essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; accompaniment; appendage; accessory
• front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)

noun:

• reversal; return
• return gift; return favour (favor) ➜ お返し
• barb (on a fishing hook)
• mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin

noun:

• swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin
• barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)
• younger man involved with an older woman ➜ 若い燕

noun:

• broken windows theory; criminological theory stating that serious crime can be prevented by maintaining the good physical condition of an urban environment

proper noun:

• faithful dog Hachiko; Akita dog that waited every day at Shibuya station for the return of his owner (1923-1935)

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to be crowded; to be packed
• to be complex ➜ 手の込んだ

auxiliary verb:

• to go into; to put into; to remain (seated); to be plunged into (silence); to do thoroughly ［込む］
• to do intently ［込む］
• to continue in the same state ［込む］

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be wide-eyed (in surprise); to open one's eyes wide (in wonder); to be amazed (at, by)

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to set forth; to put forward; to present for consideration; to explain the facts of life; to preach

noun:

• a single word; (not even) a word; (not even) a syllable - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; request
• appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; allure
• appeal (e.g. in baseball) - Sports term
• emphasizing (strong points, etc.); showing off; touting; calling attention to; playing up; using as a selling point; pitch

noun:

• (young) man adhering to a masculine version of gyaru fashion (usually marked by hair dyed brown or blond, gaudy clothes and accessories) ➜ ギャル

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly
• to express (e.g. emotion in poetry)
• to read (extra meaning) into (something)
• to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system); to load - IT term

noun:

• forgetting one's serious objectives by becoming engrossed in trivial pursuits; being distracted by trivial objects and losing sight of one's original goal - four character idiom

noun:

• Chagu Chagu Horse Festival (of Iwate Prefecture)
• small wooden horse toy with bells on its neck (made in Iwate Prefecture)

adverb / ~する noun:

• straight; quickly; directly; all of a sudden - スーッと and すうっと are more emphatic - onomatopoeia
• quietly; gently; softly - onomatopoeia

~する noun:

• to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied

noun:

• Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; Chinese plum
• lowest (of a three-tier ranking system) ➜ 竹【たけ】・松【まつ】

noun:

• store that has been gone out of business; household that lives without carrying on a business