noun / counter:

• swing; shake; wave; swinging

noun:

• appearance; behaviour - usually written using kana alone
• pretence (pretense); show; pretending (to) - oft. after a noun+の or verb in the dictionary form - usually written using kana alone ➜ 振りをする

noun / ~の noun:

• going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction - usually written using kana alone

noun:

• move (dance); postures
• lead in (e.g. to a running joke, asking a question); lead up - oft. as フリ - usually written using kana alone ➜ 前振り
• unsewn part of a hanging sleeve on a traditional Japanese woman's garment

suffix / counter:

• counter for swords, blades, etc.

noun:

• not wearing underwear or pants - archaism

adjectival noun / noun:

• light (of movements); nimble; sprightly; springy
• light-hearted; cheerful; buoyant; jaunty; casual (e.g. clothing); rhythmical (e.g. melody)

noun / ~する noun:

• taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms; recovery; convalescence

noun / suffix noun:

• look; appearance
• spectacle; sight
• observation meditation - Buddhism term

suffix noun:

• outlook on ...; view of ...

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge
• to peck at (one's food); to pick at
• to peck at (someone's faults, etc.)
• to egg on; to put up to

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to partition; to divide; to mark off; to itemize
• to direct; to take control; to manage; to take responsibility
• to settle accounts
• to toe the mark

noun / ~の noun:

• major company; big company
• front castle gate
• force attacking the front of a castle

noun:

• China ［ちゅうごく］ ➜ 中華人民共和国
• Chūgoku region of western Honshu (incl. Okayama, Hiroshima, Shimane, Tottori and Yamaguchi prefectures) ［ちゅうごく］ - abbreviation ➜ 中国地方
• central part of a country; main region ［ちゅうごく］
• province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)

noun:

• security (e.g. national security) - abbreviation ➜ 安全保障
• US-Japan Security Treaty - abbreviation ➜ 日米安全保障条約
• campaign against the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty (1959-60, 1970) - abbreviation ➜ 安保闘争

~の noun / temporal noun:

• current; urgent; pressing; impending

~する noun:

• to confront (an issue); to face (up to something)

adverb:

• for the meantime; at present

noun:

• reason; principle; logic
• general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon) - Buddhism term ➜ 事【じ】
• (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos

noun / suffix noun:

• seat; place; position
• status
• gathering; group
• stand; pedestal; platform
• (historical) trade guild

suffix:

• attaches to the names of theatres, theatrical troupes, and constellations

suffix / counter:

• counter for theatres, deities, Buddhist images, tall mountains, and satokagura songs ➜ 里神楽

adjectival noun / ~の noun / noun:

• worst Antonym: 最良

adjectival noun / interjection:

• horrible; horrid; awful; terrible - colloquialism

adverb:

• in the worst case; if worst comes to worst - colloquialism

~の noun / adjectival noun / noun:

• unrelated; irrelevant; indifferent Antonym: 有縁

~の noun / noun:

• without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives
• unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha - Buddhism term Antonym: 有縁

noun:

• free use

~する noun:

• to use freely; to make free use of; to have good command (e.g. of a language)
• to drive someone on

noun:

• indigenous person; inhabitant of a country
• local; native ［くにびと］
• local lords and samurai
• daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period) ［くにうど・くにゅうど］ ➜ ざいこくしゅう

noun / ~する noun:

• riding together; sharing a car (taxi, etc.)
• doing in collaboration
• backing of the same candidate by different political parties

noun:

• carapace; shell
• 1st in rank; grade A
• instep; back of hand
• the A party (e.g. in a contract); the first party; plaintiff (label in legal documents) ➜ 乙【おつ】

noun:

• spring and autumn; spring and fall
• years; age
• The Spring and Autumn Annals; The Chronicles of Lu; Chunqiu; Ch'un Ch'iu ［しゅんじゅう］ ➜ 五経

noun:

• deck cargo; upper layer of goods

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• extra

~する noun:

• to pile on top of

noun / ~する noun:

• joining; joint
• intermediation; acting as an intermediary

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• relaying; taking over

noun:

• middle relief pitcher; middle reliever - abbreviation - Baseball term ➜ 中継ぎ投手
• pole-shaped item with a join in the middle
• tea container with a lid that is the same size as the body

noun:

• general; admiral
• head; chief; leader; boss; kingpin
• old chap; mate; boss; chief; man - familiar or jocular term for addressing a male - familiar language
• athlete who competes in the last match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.) ➜ 先鋒【せんぽう】

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to plan; to plot; to propose; to design; to intend; to contemplate
• to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business)
• to stand on tip-toes - archaism

noun / ~する noun:

• farmer; peasant; country bumpkin - sensitive
• farming
• the common people ➜ 百姓【ひゃくせい】

noun / ~する noun:

• pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arms length; giving a wide berth
• avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from
• giving the batter an "intentional walk" - Baseball term

noun:

• arrowhead
• target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack)
• the very moment (when); the point (of doing) ➜ 矢先に