noun:

• suede; leather using the underside of the skin ➜ スエード
• piece of leather on the underside of a bag, purse, etc.

noun:

• cup of sake used to drink to the establishment of a partnership, commitment to marriage, etc.; nuptial cup of sake

godan ~す verb / ~す verb (precursor to modern する) / intransitive verb:

• to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set
• to expect; to hope for; to look forward to; to foresee; to anticipate
• to resolve (to do); to decide upon; to prepare for; to promise; to pledge

expression:

• better starve than fatten on ill-gotten wealth; don't lower yourself to unjust acts, no matter how desperate you are; refraining to drink from a spring called Robber's Spring even if thirsty [literal] - proverb

noun:

• metallic foil cut into strips or other shapes to form decorative motifs
• cutting a thin sheet of metal into shapes and affixing it with lacquer forming natural features (e.g. clouds)

noun:

• figure; design
• twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes ［綾］
• style (of writing); figure (of speech)
• design; plot; plan
• minor market fluctuation; technical correction
• cat's cradle - abbreviation ➜ 綾取り【あやとり】
• lease rod (in a loom) - abbreviation ➜ 綾竹

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to flick out; to spring out; to repel
• to calculate; to work out - orig. on an abacus
• to expel (from a group); to drive out; to ostracize
• to raise funds

noun:

• making the numbers balance; fixing the numbers; number-juggling; making up the numbers (e.g. to form a majority); taking tally; number-crunching

noun:

• bout that goes according to a wrestler's strategy; match that goes according to one's plan - four character idiom - Sumo term

adverb:

• unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain ➜ 頭ごなし

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to reheat; to steam over
• to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up; to rehash

expression / adjective:

• having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; at one's wit's end

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to redeem; to take out of pawn
• to buy a geisha or prostitute out of bondage (by paying off her debt to her employer) ➜ 身請け

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to take; to pick up; to harvest; to earn; to win; to choose
• to steal ➜ 盗る
• to eat; to have (a meal) ➜ 摂る
• to remove (one's glasses, etc.) - also written as 脱る
• to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.); to play

noun / ~する noun:

• calendar reform; adoption of new calendar system

noun:

• new calendar (for a new year); new year

noun:

• same period of last year; the same month a year ago; year-ago month

noun:

• handheld game console; portable game console ➜ 携帯型ゲーム機
• game software for a handheld game console

noun:

• notification of separation from family register; notification of creation of a new family register

godan ~す verb / intransitive verb:

• to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to amuse; to delight; to entertain; to please; to regale; to give someone a good time; to impart delight; to give pleasure to

noun / suffix:

• idiot; fool; touched in the head (from); out of it (from); space case
• funny man (of a comedy duo); (in comedy) silly or stupid line ➜ 漫才・突っ込み【つっこみ】
• Alzheimer's (impol)

~する verb (spec.) / intransitive verb:

• to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set ［きする］ ➜ 期す
• to expect; to hope for; to look forward to; to foresee; to anticipate ➜ 期す
• to resolve (to do); to decide upon; to prepare for; to promise; to pledge ➜ 期す

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to be evasive; to give an evasive answer
• to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate
• to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation
• to make do with

noun:

• son (of others); boy; young master - honorific language
• green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; to have evidence; to get a lead - idiom
• to grab by the tail [literal]