expression / ichidan verb:

• to raise (hoist) a flag
• to raise an army
• to start a new business

noun / ~する noun:

• to set upon a journey; to start travelling; to set off on a trip ➜ 旅立ち・出立

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to gather momentum; to gather strength; (for a trend) to reach a peak

noun / ~の noun:

• another place; somewhere else; strange parts ➜ 他所【たしょ】

noun:

• outside (one's family or group); those people Antonym: 内【うち】
• unrelated matter - often as 〜をよそに, 〜をよそにして, etc. ➜ よそにする

noun:

• minivan; people-mover; 6-8 seat automobile with sliding door or doors - From English "one box car"

noun:

• simple chicken and rice stir fry dish (usu. flavoured with ketchup or tomato pure) - Food term - From English "chicken rice"

expression:

• whether you like it or not; no matter what one may do; in any event; at all events

noun:

• Jintan (brand-name breath mint marketed as having various medicinal properties); refreshing candies resembling BBs or metallic dragees

adjectival noun:

• selfish; with disregard for order or rules - archaism
• reckless; rash; careless - archaism
• loose; bawdy - archaism ➜ みだら
• irrational; illogical - archaism

noun:

• warm soba noodles (esp. for dipping, either served after being boiled, or cooled and then rewarmed) - Food term ➜ 盛り蕎麦

noun:

• apartment too small to be legally rented out, and hence let as office or storage space

conjunction:

• cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time

godan ~つ verb / transitive:

• to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to hit (e.g. baseball); to break wind
• to set free; to release; to let loose
• to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
• to send out (a person to carry out a duty)
• to set fire to - in the form 火を放つ ➜ 火を放つ

noun:

• luck in a lottery; luck in a raffle

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to expand a market; to find a new market

godan ~く verb:

• to take a step backward; to retreat a step

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to get on a horse; to mount a horse

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to suture a wound; to sew up a wound

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to book a seat; to take a seat - obscure term

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to publish a book; to put out a book

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to devour a meal; to have a meal

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to go up a tower; to climb a tower ➜ 登楼

expression:

• Where there is a will, there is a way

expression / ichidan verb:

• to keep a record; to keep a tally

expression / ichidan verb:

• to devise a plan; to work out a plan ➜ 一計