noun:

• soryo system; organization of regional landholding families based on divided inheritance under the leadership of a main heir, usu. the eldest son (Kamakura period)

noun:

• companies exploiting debtors by forcing them to make expensive credit card purchases and buying the purchases at a fraction of the price

noun:

• "benefit-your-locality" tax scheme; system in which taxpayers can choose to divert part of their residential tax to a specified local government

noun:

• desktop
• desktop computer - IT term
• desktop of a computer (the primary screen for most graphical-based computer operating systems) - IT term

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be thoughtful (of a gift, etc.); to be from the heart; to be made with loving care

noun:

• half step; half a step

adverb:

• at the same time; at a time; at one time; simultaneously

noun:

• gable
• gabled roof; building with a gabled roof; gabled roof construction - abbreviation ➜ 切妻造り・切妻屋根

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await

noun:

• year-before period; corresponding period of previous year; same period a year ago

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to flip; to snap; to flick
• to repel
• to use (an abacus); to calculate
• to strum; to pluck the strings (of a guitar, etc.)

noun:

• resistance - From French
• popular resistance against a military invasion (especially of that by the French against the Nazis in World War II)

~する verb (spec.) / transitive:

• to affix; to append; to attach
• to entrust; to refer; to handle (as such)
• to follow (the leader)
• to submit (a document, etc.)

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to pulverise; to deface
• to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; to wrap in wafer paper [literal] - idiom

noun:

• Narita divorce; divorce case of a newlywed couple breaking up upon their return to Narita Airport from their honeymoon abroad - four character idiom

noun:

• clearance hole (hole for a bolt, screw, etc., which is large enough to allow the thread, etc. to pass through)

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after
• to have lingering effects

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to affix; to append; to attach ➜ 付する
• to entrust; to refer; to handle (as such)
• to follow (the leader)
• to submit (a document, etc.)

noun:

• value honor; round wind, seat wind, and dragon tiles - Mahjong term ➜ 圏風牌・門風牌・三元牌
• winning hand containing one kong (or pung) of a value honor - Mahjong term ➜ 役【やく】

noun:

• anticipated questions and answers (e.g. for a press conference, interview or oral exam); collection of hypothetical questions and answers

noun:

• area of a soccer pitch between the penalty area and the centre ring (of tactical importance) - Sports term - From English "vital area"

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to sit; to squat
• to assume (a position)
• to hold steady; to hold still - esp. 据わる, 据る

godan ~ぐ verb / transitive:

• to spin; to make yarn
• to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

• to meet; to encounter; to see - 逢う is often used for close friends, etc. and may be associated with drama or pathos; 遭う may have an undesirable nuance
• to have an accident; to have a bad experience - esp. 遭う when in kanji - usually written using kana alone