ichidan verb / transitive:

• to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (in) - usu. 勤める
• to serve (as); to act (as); to fill (the position of); to play the role (of) - usu. 務める
• to conduct a religious service - usu. 勤める

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to wait expectantly; to be full of anticipation; to long for

expression:

• in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to) ➜ 備える【そなえる】

noun / suffix noun:

• department (in an organization); division; bureau - higher than a 課
• club
• part; component; element
• category

counter:

• counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine

noun:

• one-piece garment with snaps up the front, sort of like a jumpsuit for babies - From English "baby all"

noun / suffix:

• including; inclusive of ［こみ］

noun:

• komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go) - usu. コミ - usually written using kana alone - abbreviation ➜ コミ出し【コミだし】

noun / ~する noun:

• getting oil; extraction of oil (e.g. from seeds); drilling for oil

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath ➜ 息急き切る【いきせききる】

interjection:

• by no means; never!; well, I never!; you don't say!; certainly (not)

noun / ~の noun:

• something unexpected; emergency ➜ まさかの時

noun:

• currently; for the time being; presently; for now - archaism

adverb / ~の noun:

• indeed; really; truly; unexpectedly - obscure term ➜ 本当に

noun:

• wing
• Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions) ［よく］ - Astronomy term ➜ 二十八宿・朱雀【すざく】

suffix / counter:

• counter for birds or bird wings ［よく］ - archaism

noun / ~する noun:

• search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt
• legally authorized search of a person, building, etc. - Law term

noun:

• tool; means
• ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.)

counter:

• counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.

noun:

• legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine) ➜ 側室・本妻
• room for receiving guests ➜ 表座敷【おもてざしき】
• heir; successor - obscure term

noun:

• avatamsa (flower adornment, as a metaphor for becoming a buddha) - Buddhism term
• Avatamska sutra - abbreviation ➜ 華厳経
• Kegon (sect of Buddhism) - abbreviation ➜ 華厳宗

noun / ~する noun:

• having a prince for a president; being the recipient of (an imperial favor, favour); reverential acceptance

noun:

• cramschool (for boys and girls who wish to go on to the next stage of education)

noun:

• (Japanese) electoral system allowing for the election of from 3 to 5 candidates from one district ➜ 大選挙区制

noun:

• par save (in golf, number of shots above par for that hole)

noun:

• switch (long, tender shoot of a plant) - archaism
• switch (cane used for flogging) ➜ 笞【しもと】

noun:

• copy holder; stand for holding papers during typing, etc. - IT term
• glass part of a scanner, copier, etc. - IT term

noun:

• pre-ritsuryo official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces - archaism ➜ 律令制・総領

noun:

• (automotive) assembly - abbreviation
• man who drives a woman around for free; man used by a woman for his car - from 足 - slang

noun / ~の noun:

• assembling a case (for prosecution)
• precondition or prerequisite for prosecution

~する noun:

• to build a criminal case against someone

noun:

• Special Measures Law for USFJ Land Release (1952); Special Measures Law for US Military Bases (in Okinawa)

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.)
• to face (e.g. east); to look out on
• to point to
• to be suited to; to be fit for
• to go in the direction of; to lean towards (of a feeling)