noun:

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

noun:

• popular music; common people's music (as opposed to court music) Antonym: 雅楽

godan ~つ verb / intransitive verb:

• to fly up (as if dancing); to soar; to rise

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• devote oneself to
• to do as one pleases; to act selfishly

expression:

• as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction ➜ 思い通り

noun:

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

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick
• vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim

noun / suffix:

• including; inclusive of ［こみ］

noun:

• komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go) - usu. コミ - usually written using kana alone - abbreviation ➜ コミ出し【コミだし】

noun:

• bonus footage (e.g. behind-the-scenes interviews), such as that included on DVDs of movies, television programs, etc.

noun:

• small purification wand - archaism
• thinly cut hemp or paper mixed with rice (scattered as an offering to the gods) ➜ 切麻

noun:

• pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9) as three chows - Mahjong term

godan ~す verb / transitive:

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

pre-noun adjectival:

• Mother (as in Mother Earth, Mother Nature, etc.) ➜ 母なる自然

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

expression / ichidan verb:

• to act (as); to hold an office; to play the part (of)

noun:

• normal rice (as opposed to mochi rice); non-sticky rice ➜ 粳【うる】

expression:

• month after month; as the months go by; with each passing month

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 / ~する noun:

• guidance; lead; acting as guide
• guide; primer; guidebook; handbook; manual
• influence; connections; introduction; good offices

adverbial noun / noun:

• non-leap year
• normal year (esp. as pertains to weather patterns, vegetative growth, harvest yields, etc.)

noun / ~する noun:

• kiss - colloquialism

noun / ~と adverb:

• squeak (as in the sound made by mice)
• sound of liquid being sucked up

noun:

• Feudal period (characterized by the rule of the shogunate as opposed to emperor, 1185-1867 CE) ➜ 王朝時代

noun:

• too many options making selection difficult; truth being hard to find as paths to it proliferate - four character idiom