noun:

• C ration; canned wet ration formerly used by the U.S. military - Military term

noun:

• J-Alert system; Japan's satellite-based disaster warning system ➜ 全国瞬時警報システム【ぜんこくしゅんじけいほうシステム】

noun:

• who's who

expression:

• what's what

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.)
• to cower; to shrink in on oneself

noun:

• formality; social rules
• social status; social standing
• amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo) - usu. きゃくしき - archaism ➜ 律令

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to catch (and tie up); to apprehend; to arrest

noun:

• the Avici hell, the eighth and most painful of the eight hells in Buddhism - four character idiom

noun / adjectival noun / ~の noun:

• with an open and calm mind; without reserve; with utmost candor; with no preconceived notions - four character idiom

noun / ~の noun:

• de facto marriage; common-law marriage; living together as husband and wife without formal marriage - four character idiom

noun:

• lower leg bone (esp. the tibia and the fibula, but sometimes also including the patella)

noun:

• loincloth; breechcloth; breechclout; traditional Japanese male underwear
• kimono underskirt ［ふんどし・ふどし］ ➜ 腰巻
• wrestler's ornamental apron ［ふんどし・ふどし］ - Sumo term

expression:

• even the prosperous inevitably decay; sic transit gloria mundi; all that's fair must fade - from the Humane King Sutra - four character idiom - Buddhism term

noun:

• form of magic or divination (e.g. animating objects to act as the sorcerer's agent)

noun:

• clerical appearance; appearance of a priest - Buddhism term
• teachings of Buddha; condition of the universe at creation; in the pure land teachings, the name of Amitabha, or prayers to Amitabha; investiture of a Buddhist priest

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be filled with thousand emotions; to be overwhelmed by a flood of emotions; to be wrought by a thousand emotions

noun:

• water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water) - み is generally used in compounds ➜ 湯【ゆ】
• fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid
• flood; floodwaters
• water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout ［みず］ - Sumo term ➜ 力水
• break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout ［みず］ - Sumo term ➜ 水入り

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use
• to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate ➜ 人使い
• to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume
• to use (language); to speak ➜ 言葉遣い

noun:

• tax system research commission; tax system research council; select committee on the taxation system; tax commission

expression / noun:

• how to get along in the world; how to get on in life; how to swim [literal] ➜ 遊泳【ゆうえい】

noun:

• tax system research commission; tax system research council; select committee on the taxation system; tax commission - abbreviation ➜ 税制調査会【ぜいせいちょうさかい】

noun:

• Japanese mutton and vegetable dish; slotted dome cast iron grill for preparing this dish - named after Genghis Khan

noun:

• gadid (any fish of the family Gadidae, incl. cod, haddock, whiting and pollack)
• Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) ➜ 真鱈【まだら】

noun:

• ganguro; young girl who heavily tans her skin, bleaches her hair and wears heavy make-up - poss. also from ガンガン黒い ➜ ギャル