expression / godan ~る verb:

• to stick in one's throat; to choke on something

noun:

• celebrating in advance; advance blessing (e.g. of crops)

noun:

• merchant guild entrusted by the shogunate to manage its respective trade (Edo period)

noun:

• court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand - archaism

noun:

• registered mail to addressee in person; PD PR - IT term

noun:

• book (etc.) written entirely in kana ➜ 真名本

noun:

• scenery being beautiful in both rainy and sunny weather - four character idiom

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to kick in or open; to smash through

noun:

• being absorbed in writing popular novels (cheap fiction); being absorbed in writing something to amuse oneself - four character idiom

noun:

• painting of a scene in Hell; a picture of Hell - four character idiom

noun:

• sliced abalone served in cold water ➜ 水貝
• raw shellfish

unclassified:

• voiced repetition mark in hiragana

noun:

• daikon pickled in salted rice yeast - Food term

noun:

• built-in greeting - IT term

noun:

• fete in honor of Ebisu (honour)

noun:

• improvement in efficiency

noun:

• crucian carp caught in midwinter - best season for eating them ➜ 鮒

noun:

• trade money

expression:

• not in keeping with the occasion

noun:

• in view of the present situation

expression / ~する verb (spec.):

• to be left in the dust of; to play second fiddle (to); to take second billing (to)

expression:

• in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to increase in value; to gain prestige

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to drag in; to pull in

noun:

• artistic modulations in traditional Japanese performances; opening, middle and climax (end)