noun:

• game of chance similar to rock, paper scissors, where the different hand gestures symbolize a fox, a hunter and a village head

noun:

• meridian (e.g. in acupuncture); channel; one of the lines connecting vital points in the body
• thread of connection; chain of reasoning

noun:

• leading wave (of a tsunami, i.e. when a wave crest reaches land before a trough) ➜ 引き波

expression:

• the world is a scene of constant changes; a mulberry field changes into a blue sea [literal] - proverb

noun / ~の noun:

• pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose
• letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving at large (e.g. a criminal)

noun:

• middle of a field; middle of a country; field of contest

noun:

• pile; heap; layers (e.g. of clothing); set (e.g. of boxes); course (e.g. of stones) - esp. 重ね

counter:

• counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.) - esp. 重ね; used after a word from the "hito-futa-mi" counting system

noun:

• layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat - esp. 襲
• combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours) - esp. 襲 - abbreviation ➜ かさねの色目【かさねのいろめ】

noun:

• noble's consort; consort of a prince; consort of a duke; duchess; princess

expression / noun:

• a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); nuisance; something in the way - idiom

expression / ichidan verb:

• to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability

godan ~ぐ verb / transitive:

• to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder
• to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative
• to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive; to take in
• to be caught up in superstition

adjectival noun / noun:

• one color; one colour; one article; monochrome
• same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing

noun / ~の noun:

• under the wing (esp. of an aircraft)
• under one's wing; under one's control

expression / noun:

• manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something

adverb:

• at the same time as speaking; as one speaks ［いいざま］

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of; to strike on; to hit on an answer; to seize the crux of a problem

noun:

• water ball; large inflatable sphere that allows a person inside it to walk across the surface of a body of water

noun:

• (a) (helping) hand; one's bit

noun:

• one's looks in a photo

noun / ~する noun:

• one who generally eats a lot

expression:

• even a fool has one talent

noun:

• hitchhiker; one who catches a ride ➜ ヒッチハイカー

noun:

• one's skill as a singer

noun:

• one's life as a consumer

adverb:

• stepwise; one step at a time

noun:

• one's history as a performer