noun:

• (being a) fan of an entire music group (esp. idol group); not having a favorite member of a group - slang ➜ 推し【おし】・単推し

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to take measures (in face of events being anticipated)
• to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain
• to clap one's hands together

noun or verb acting prenominally / ~する noun:

• resident in Japan (of a foreigner); situated in Japan (e.g. of an embassy)

noun:

• Korean living in Japan - abbreviation - sensitive ➜ 在日韓国人・在日朝鮮人

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)

godan ~す verb:

• to use within an inch of its life; to use every little bit of; to get the most out of

expression:

• you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice - proverb ➜ 背に腹はかえられない

expression / noun:

• good thing; nice thing
• good excuse; good grounds; good opportunity - usu. as 〜をいいことに(して)

interjection:

• interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response - female language

noun:

• taiko; title for a regent, later for the grand chancellor, also for the father of an Imperial adviser (advisor) who passed the role to his son - esp. refers to Toyotomi Hideyoshi - honorific language ➜ 関白【かんぱく】

noun:

• carved seal; engraved stamp

~する noun:

• to engrave (a seal); to carve
• to make an impression (with a seal)

noun:

• one's support (power) base; the base of one's support in an electorate - four character idiom

noun:

• archery range; archery ground
• shooting range; firing range; shooting gallery ［しゃじょう］ ➜ 射撃場【しゃげきじょう】
• position where an archer is standing ［いば］
• launch site (e.g. for rockets, missiles, etc.) ➜ 発射場【はっしゃじょう】

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to hold down; to twist someone's arm
• to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender

noun:

• opportunity; chance; occasion; time - esp. 折
• folding; fold; pleat; crease - esp. 折り
• small food box (wooden or cardboard) - esp. 折り

counter:

• counter for folds
• counter for items (esp. food) packed in an oribako ➜ 折り箱

noun / ~する noun:

• beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat

noun:

• making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought

noun:

• (unscrupulous) business practices based on an appeal to one's social conscience; (unscrupulous) sales methods used by someone falsely claiming to represent a charitable (social welfare) organization - four character idiom

expression / noun:

• red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each

noun:

• humble samurai who served as a body guard on foot ➜ 徒侍
• bodyguards in service of the shogun who would walk ahead of him on an outing (Edo period) ➜ 徒士組【かちぐみ】

noun / ~する noun:

• presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to bring to a halt; to intercept
• to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)

expression / noun:

• good thing; nice thing ➜ いい事【いいこと】
• good excuse; good grounds; good opportunity - usu. as 〜を良いことに(して) ➜ いい事【いいこと】

interjection:

• interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response - female language ➜ いい事【いいこと】

godan ~る verb:

• to be churlish; to be crude; to be boorish; to be vulgar; to conduct oneself in an unseemly manner

expression:

• don't lend money to a man who doesn't have an erection in the morning (because he's not healthy and might die before he can repay) - archaism - proverb

noun:

• groom; footman; stableman; equerry
• steward; intendant
• head of an institution, esp. religious; head of one institution serving also as the head of another - archaism

noun:

• whole year; all year round; throughout the year

adverb:

• always; all the time; perpetually ［ねんじゅう・ねんぢゅう］

noun:

• during an era
• middle class (of a nursery school, etc.) ［ねんちゅう］

noun / ~する noun:

• leaping; activity
• leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic)
• making great strides; making rapid progress
• emerging
• becoming active; playing an active part