expression / godan ~る verb (irregular):

• to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke) - oft. in the form of ...にも程がある to criticize something as being unacceptable

noun:

• mochikinchaku; glutinous rice in a pouch of fried tofu, used in oden ➜ 巾着【きんちゃく】

noun:

• actual printing stock; paper stock used for a final print run

noun:

• substitute fish; using an alternative fish variety instead of a traditional one

noun:

• jatropha (member of a genus of flowering plants in the spurge family)

noun:

• last issue (of a magazine, etc. which has suspended publication); final issue

noun:

• ceremony fee; money dedicated to the gods when participating in a ceremony - Shintō term

noun:

• local cuisine; local delicacy; popular food from a particular area ➜ ご当地【ごとうち】・グルメ

noun:

• climbing kiln; ascending kiln; connected (pottery) kilns built on a slope

noun:

• cashier's desk; counter (where you pay in a store); cash desk

noun:

• Hojo clan symbol; Hojo family crest (three triangles in a triangular pattern)

noun:

• digital pachinko; deji pachi; pachinko machine with a screen showing play scores - from デジタル and パチンコ

noun:

• debt bondage (ritsuryo system); forced labor on failure to pay a debt

noun:

• meals prepared for employees (e.g. of a restaurant); staff meals

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to get a big surprise; to be astonished

noun:

• selling something for cheap (e.g. books); selling at a loss; dumping ➜ 投げ売り・ぞっき本

expression / noun:

• chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance

noun:

• graduation concert - colloquialism - abbreviation ➜ 卒業コンサート
• farewell concert for a group or band member - colloquialism - abbreviation ➜ 卒業コンサート

expression / adjective:

• hitting a dangerous (harmful) spot (e.g. hitting one's head)

noun:

• student's handbook; small notebook that also acts as a student ID

adverb:

• in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run; when all is said and done; what it all comes down to; when you get right down to it ➜ 詰まり【つまり】

expression:

• one cannot have pain without pleasure, and one cannot have pleasure without pain

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to reminisce about ➜ 省みる【かえりみる】
• to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to look over one's shoulder
• to consider; to concern oneself about; to take notice of; to pay attention to; to take into consideration - usu. in the negative

noun:

• door (esp. Japanese-style) ［戸］ ➜ 扉
• shutter; window shutter
• entrance (to a home) - archaism
• narrows - archaism

noun / adverbial noun / suffix noun:

• degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about; approximately