noun:

• the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period (Chinese history) ➜ 春秋戦国【しゅんじゅうせんごく】

conjunction:

• but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so; also; as well

particle:

• even
• however; no matter how; even if; even though
• ... or something
• either ... or ...; neither ... nor ... - as 〜でも〜でも

prefix:

• pseudo-; quack; in-name-only - before an occupation, etc.
• for lack of anything better to do - before an occupation, etc. ➜ でもしか

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted
• to hit the bottom; to bottom out

noun:

• alveolar consonant; sound (e.g. n,t,d) where the tongue touches (or nearly touches) the ridge behind your front top teeth ➜ 歯茎

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to harvest; to reap
• to take in; to gather in
• to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to introduce; to borrow (e.g. word)

noun:

• an adult-age eldest son who has yet to come into his inheritance; (a young adult still) living at home; a dependent

auxiliary:

• word used at sentence-end (like a particle) to indicate speculation, volition or invitation - Kantō, Tōhoku dialect ➜ 可い

suffix:

• familiar suffix used after a personal name ［ぺ］

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to disgrace one's ancestors; to tarnish the honour of one's ancestors

noun / suffix noun:

• set (of items) - pronounced ぐみ as a suffix
• group (of people); class (of students); company (esp. construction); family (i.e. mafia); team

noun:

• typesetting; composition

noun:

• single crime consisting of multiple independent crimes (i.e. robbery, which consists of theft and threats or use of violence)

godan ~く verb:

• to beat vigorously; to rain strikes upon someone; to tan someone's hide; to mercilessly pummel; to beat the daylights out of

noun:

• sexual position where the man lies flat on his back and the woman sits on top; cowgirl position - vulgar

noun:

• good thing; strong point
• good family; prestigious school
• the right moment

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• utter; extreme

adverbial noun:

• at (the) best; at most

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)

noun / adjectival noun / ~の noun:

• lacking enough gravity for (a position, task); being an insignificant figure for (a position) - four character idiom

expression / ichidan verb:

• to have a meal (before doing something); to fortify oneself with a meal

noun:

• young boy or girl being trained as a geisha or as a kabuki actor

~と adverb:

• vacantly; blankly; absentmindedly - onomatopoeia
• openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; gaping; flabbergasted - onomatopoeia
• with a whack; with a thump - onomatopoeia

noun:

• title; subject; theme; topic
• problem (on a test); question

suffix noun / counter:

• counter for questions (on a test)

noun:

• tunnel

~する noun:

• to tunnel (through a potential barrier) - Physics term

noun / ~する noun:

• letting a grounder go through one's legs - Baseball term

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family ➜ 所帯を持つ

noun:

• car using a fan to create a ground effect; fan car

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to not be harsh on someone (while awaiting a result); to give someone a chance

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to accomplish something; to leave a mark; to make an impression; to build a track record