noun:

• paper flowers ［紙花］
• paper flowers for a funeral ［紙花］ - archaism
• paper handed out as a means of congratulations in a red light district (as a promise of a future money donation) ➜ 小菊【こぎく】

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag) ➜ 猿ぐつわをかます【さるぐつわをかます】
• to wedge into a space
• to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit) ➜ 一発かます【いっぱつかます】
• to pull (a joke); to say or do (something stupid); to try (a bluff)

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag)
• to wedge into a space
• to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit)
• to pull (a joke); to say or do (something stupid); to try (a bluff)

noun:

• being carried away by a current
• drowning in a river; person who drowned in a river
• cancellation; standing up; breaking a promise

suffix noun:

• as much as you would like to; as much as one likes ➜ 食べ放題

noun / ~の noun:

• present world; present age; transient world; life - usu. げんせ - Buddhism term
• recent epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch) ［げんせい］ ➜ 完新世

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to read a kanji with a different pronunciation
• to load (e.g. data on a computer); to read
• to change the language or wording (of a provision, etc.); to apply a different term - Law term

noun:

• long, kimono-like garment, made of light fabric and worn under the kimono; under-kimono

expression / noun:

• one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities

noun:

• hunt (where the hunting area is surrounded on four sides by hunters)

expression / noun:

• coming to nothing ➜ 水泡
• bubble on the surface of water
• something that is short-lived

noun:

• rematch (e.g. in sumo when the match is too close to decide)

noun:

• Ginkgoaceae; family of flowering plants whose only extant member is the ginkgo ➜ 銀杏【いちょう】

noun:

• requesting the testimony of an unsworn witness (who is not bound by perjury law)

noun:

• simple meal eaten before tea is served ➜ 茶懐石
• sophisticated traditional Japanese cuisine brought in courses ➜ 懐石料理

noun:

• migrating bird (that is just passing through en route to its final destination)

expression:

• on such good terms as to know what each other is thinking - apparently from 通過の仲 - idiom

expression:

• it is easier to blame than do better; instead of resenting others, resent yourself [literal] - proverb

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)

noun:

• Megachasmidae; family whose sole member is the rare deep water megamouth shark

noun:

• Varanidae; family of carnivorous monitor lizards whose only extant genus is Varanus

noun:

• Zanclidae; family of perciform fish whose sole member is the moorish idol

noun:

• observatory for astronomy, cloud-watching, etc. - archaism
• astronomical expert - abbreviation - archaism ➜ 霊台郎・天文博士
• place where the soul is located - archaism

noun:

• downstage left (in noh), where the secondary actor is often seated ➜ 脇【わき】

noun:

• deferred pensioner; retired person who is not yet old enough to receive their pension