expression / adjective:

• to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole; total - colloquialism

noun:

• Edo-period Shinto sect dedicated to the worship of Mt. Fuji

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to make a mistake (e.g. in choosing one's melds) - colloquialism - Mahjong term ➜ 裏目【うらめ】

noun / ~する noun:

• pickling; soaking a metal in an acidic solution to remove impurities

expression / noun / adjectival noun / ~の noun:

• small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit

noun:

• person who beheads somebody to end a seppuku ➜ 介錯
• assistant; helper

noun:

• flute used to lure green pheasants (imitates the pheasant's song) - obscure term

noun:

• outer edge of the foot (from little toe to heel) (karate) - Martial Arts term

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to reach a situation about which nothing can be done

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to travel on frequently (e.g. a road or path)

noun:

• buckwheat noodles given to one's new neighbors after moving in - from おそばに参りました

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to treat leather, sharkskin, etc. with glue and pound until hard

~と adverb / adverb:

• puffing (e.g. cigarette smoke) - onomatopoeia
• bobbing (to the surface); floating lightly - onomatopoeia

noun:

• festival celebrating the return of a shintai to its main shrine - Shintō term ➜ 神体

noun / ~する noun:

• completely destroying (esp. by fire); burning to ashes
• becoming extinct; disappearing

noun:

• journal club; gathering to read and discuss papers, articles, books, etc. ➜ 輪講

noun:

• first maple leaves to turn red in the season

expression / noun:

• mother's feeling as she waits for her child to return ➜ 倚門の望

expression / noun:

• mother's feeling as she waits for her child to return

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to bask in the sun lying flat on one's belly ➜ 甲羅干し

noun:

• tipping a wheelchair back (e.g. to negotiate stairs)

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to sell off at peak price (usu. shares) ➜ 売り抜ける

noun:

• government official next in rank to the sakan (ritsuryo system) ➜ 主典

noun:

• men who were subject to taxes and forced labor (ritsuryo system)

noun:

• household with at least one member subject to taxation (ritsuryo system) - archaism