noun:

• being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands

noun:

• telegony; influence of a previous sire on the offspring of a female with a later sire (discredited theory of heredity)

expression:

• a broken relationship can never be repaired; a divorced couple are never reconciled; a broken mirror will never shine again [literal] - proverb

expression:

• a diamond on a dunghill is still a diamond; quality is quality; an old eagle is better than a young crow; even if it's rotten, it's still sea bream [literal] - proverb

noun / suffix noun / counter:

• serving (of food); helping

noun:

• chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce - abbreviation ➜ 盛り蕎麦

expression:

• (bringing up a child) with greatest care pampering (him, her) with material comforts of a rich family; (being brought up) in a hothouse atmosphere - four character idiom

noun:

• sake sold in a cup rather than a bottle; drinking sake from a regular-size cup rather than from a small sake cup

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to join a household (as a housewife or househusband); to become a housewife; to become a househusband

noun:

• journey; course; distance; march; flight; drive; leg (of a journey, relay race, etc.)
• itinerary
• stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to redraw (a line)
• to catch (a cold) again
• to consult (a reference) again

noun:

• sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve ➜ 袂を分かつ
• vicinity (esp. of a bridge)
• foot of a mountain; base of a mountain

noun:

• jar; pot; vase
• dice cup
• depression (i.e. the basin of a waterfall)
• target (when aiming an arrow) - archaism
• (figurative) bull's-eye - usually written using kana alone ➜ 思うつぼ
• key point (of a conversation, etc.) - usually written using kana alone
• acupuncture point; moxibustion point - usually written using kana alone
• nodes on a fingerboard (of a shamisen, etc.) - often ツボ - usually written using kana alone

noun:

• flock from a vine-seed weed, used for face powder, and believed to promote desire and happiness
• animal from popular folklore with a white fluffy down made from dandelions and a rabbit's tail resembling a fluffy hairball

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to receive (e.g. a title)
• to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent)
• to be blessed (e.g. with a child)
• to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)

noun / suffix:

• (a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke)
• remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
• forty-five degree angle ［留め］

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to have a nightmare
• to make a noise during a nightmare

noun:

• mortarboard; trencher
• (square) academic cap formerly worn by Japanese university students

expression / adverb:

• for amusement; by way of diversion (distraction from grief)

noun:

• residential building in which the first floor is occupied by businesses

noun:

• winning technique where the opponent is lifted out by his belt - Sumo term

noun:

• catching someone's attention by winking and tugging at their sleeve

expression / adjective:

• remaining firm; sticking by one's principles; not budging an inch

noun:

• fish that are called by different names as they grow larger

noun:

• (decision to) censure (as issued by the upper house of parliament)

noun:

• first ceremonial offering of rice by newly-enthroned Emperor ➜ 新嘗祭