noun:

• ceramics made in a mold
• formulaic production style in kyogen

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to dunk (e.g. food in a drink); to dip

noun:

• curved sword (e.g. a scimitar, shamshir, etc.); curved blade

noun:

• natural form (of a vitamin, etc); native form; naturally occurring

noun:

• friendly shower; welcome rain; rain that comes after a drought ➜ 慈雨

godan ~す verb / expression:

• to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look ➜ 曇らす

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to be tormented (by dreams); to have a nightmare ➜ 魘される

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• wide and deep (of a body of water); voluminous

expression:

• intrusive person; being intrusive; a tinker's shoulder pole [literal] - obscure term

noun:

• beef tongue (a specialty of Sendai); ox tongue

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to entertain one's guests; to keep a group entertained

noun:

• provisional club enrolment (school, etc.); trial period in a club

noun / ~の noun:

• next; next person - polite language - honorific language ➜ 次【つぎ】
• room adjoining a noble's parlor - from お次の間

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to be eloquent; to have a way with words ➜ 弁が立つ【べんがたつ】

noun:

• someone who curls up under a kotatsu all winter; kotatsu snail - pun on かたつむり - colloquialism ➜ こたつ

noun:

• gist of what someone else said
• purpose of a visit ➜ 来意

noun:

• leading group (of runners in a marathon, etc.); leading pack

noun:

• interstadial; interstade; period of higher temperatures during a glacial period

noun:

• concealed pung; concealed three-of-a-kind - Mahjong term ➜ 刻子・暗刻子

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to share a cup of sake (in commemoration of something)

noun:

• female infertility; inability to carry a pregnancy to full term - Medicine term ➜ 不妊症

noun:

• female infertility; inability to carry a pregnancy to full term - Medicine term

noun:

• signatory nation; treaty power; party to a treaty; contracting state

prefix:

• ... years since construction; ... years old (of a building) - before a number of years, e.g. 築十年

suffix:

• built in ... - after a time, e.g. 1980年築

expression:

• take a chance; go for broke; nothing ventured, nothing gained