noun:

• young person acting like an old person
• officials who helped the council of elders during the Edo period ➜ 老中

noun:

• person on top of the income scale; top earner ➜ 低所得者

noun:

• person at a public bath in charge of heating the water and filling the baths

adverb / noun or verb acting prenominally:

• a little; partially; somewhat; slightly; semi-; -ish; on the ... side; a short time; a while

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to board; to take; to embark
• to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to jump on; to sit on; to mount ➜ 載る【のる】
• to reach; to go over; to pass
• to follow; to stay (on track); to go with (the times, etc.)
• to take part; to participate; to join
• to get into the swing (and sing, dance, etc.)
• to be deceived; to be taken in
• to be carried; to be spread; to be scattered - usu. with an adverb of manner, e.g. よく乗る
• to stick; to attach; to take; to go on - usu. with an adverb of manner, e.g. よく乗る

noun:

• the said person; the target (person)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve

expression:

• a single mistake can ruin all one's hard work; one blunder can render useless a long period of effort; one fart in a hundred days' sermons [literal] - proverb

noun / ~する noun / intransitive verb:

• looking up to a person as one's own master or model; being influenced by a person through his works; idolizing

noun:

• Heian-period ceremony where a newlywed groom and bride eat a rice-cake on the third night after the wedding ceremony ➜ 三日の餅

noun:

• rope that ties the lower end of the sail to the hull (on a Japanese-style ship)

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of; to strike on; to hit on an answer; to seize the crux of a problem

noun:

• policy of keeping the people ignorant and easily subjugated

noun:

• hood made useless by the warmer weather of spring

expression / ichidan verb:

• to fasten one's eye on (a person); to stare at

noun:

• whorl of white hair on the forehead of the Buddha, represented by a white precious stone on statues of Buddha; urna

noun / ~する noun:

• retention; keeping in custody (e.g. of a court)

suffix:

• particularly; especially
• indicates the number of horses or oxen drawing a carriage; indicates the number of oars on a boat
• indicates the number of movies, plays, etc. comprising a single program; indicates the number of items or methods used

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes)
• to hook; to catch; to trap; to ensnare
• to cheat; to evade payment; to jump a bill
• to drink (alcohol)
• to splash someone (with) ➜ ぶっ掛ける
• to hit the ball off the end of the bat - Baseball term

noun:

• going through a cave, grass ring or the interior of a large Buddhistic statue, etc. (symbolizing rebirth)
• narrow grotto (into which a person can barely fit)

noun:

• manager; steward; factotum; person next in rank to the chief retainers and in charge of general management and accounting in a samurai family (Edo period) ➜ 御用人
• useful person

noun:

• person who holds the purse strings; person who minds the cash; safe keeper; treasurer

noun:

• extensions on the top & bottom of a door that fit into cavities in the frame (as part of a pivot hinge) ➜ 枢【くるる】

noun:

• Heian-period ceremony where a newlywed groom and bride eat a rice-cake on the third night after the wedding ceremony

noun:

• Heian-period ceremony where a newlywed groom and bride eat a rice-cake on the third night after the wedding ceremony ➜ 三日の餅【みかのもちい】