expression:

• in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another

noun / ~する noun:

• scoring the first point; winning the first game ［せんしょう］

noun:

• lucky day in the morning, but not in the afternoon ➜ 六曜

adverb:

• in itself; as it is; in its own way; as suits the occasion ➜ 形【なり】
• within its capacity; within limitations

noun:

• three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in, and Nakanoin or Koga)
• three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito) ➜ 御三家

noun:

• stir-frying then boiling in liquid sauce; food that has been stir-fried and boiled in liquid sauce - Ryūkyū dialect ➜ 炒め煮

adverb:

• sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course; in time

~する noun:

• to contact; to get in touch - honorific language ➜ 連絡

noun:

• contacting; getting in touch; communication; (your) call; (your) message ➜ 連絡

godan ~む verb:

• to get stuck in; to be mired in
• to be addicted to

noun:

• being absorbed in writing popular novels (cheap fiction); being absorbed in writing something to amuse oneself - four character idiom

noun / ~の noun:

• eventful times for the nation; the nation being in turmoil; the storm clouds gathering in the land - four character idiom

adjectival noun / noun:

• magnanimous in one's attitude of mind; grand in one's idea or mind-set

noun / ~の noun:

• hanging in midair; suspended in midair

noun:

• midair stunt; aerial stunt ➜ 宙乗り

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to rise in esteem; to become popular - idiom
• to rise in value (stocks)

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to be reflected (in); to be mirrored (in) ➜ 映ずる
• to impress (a person) ➜ 映ずる

noun:

• combined unit; two-in-one unit; many-in-one unit; integrated model

ichidan ~ずる verb (alt. form of じる verbs) / intransitive verb:

• to be reflected (in); to be mirrored (in) ➜ 映じる
• to impress (a person) ➜ 映じる

~する verb (spec.) / transitive:

• to keep in mind and do as one has been told; to learn and obey; to act in accordance; to comply

noun:

• confection of sweetened beans wrapped in wheat-flour dough (in the shape of a sword guard) - abbreviation ➜ 金鍔焼き
• metal sword guard; polearm - archaism

expression:

• in the middle of something; busy with something
• in commotion as a result of something untoward happening
• currently importing or capturing data

noun:

• last guest (tea ceremony); third guest of honour (honor); guest who sits in the seat furthest from the host and assists in various ways ➜ 詰め【つめ】・次客【じきゃく】・正客【しょうきゃく】

noun:

• merchant; trader
• expert (professional) in a given trade or profession; shrewd businessman; expert
• woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine ➜ 商売女・水商売

noun:

• diligence in studying (e.g. continuing to study even in such poor light as offered by a firefly or that reflected by snow); diligent study

suffix noun:

• -like; pseudo-; mock ...; imitation ...; in the style of ...

noun:

• comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts)
• criticism; censure - archaism

noun:

• very bad condition; awful state; terrible situation; in the shit - usu. as どつぼにはまる ➜ どつぼにはまる
• night-soil reservoir dug in a field ➜ 野壺【のつぼ】
• night-soil pot - orig. meaning
• earthenware vessel; earthen urn - obscure term

noun:

• cold wind descending from the mountains
• cold Pacific wind (in the Tōhoku region in summer)