~と adverb / adverb:

• tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly - onomatopoeia

expression:

• once upon a time; a long time ago

conjunction:

• now that; since; as long as; provided that

adverb:

• tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly - onomatopoeia

noun:

• being kept standing (without doing anything); remaining on one's feet
• beggar; tramp
• prostitute; streetwalker
• tout (for a hostess bar)
• street drug pusher
• day laborer standing and waiting for a job.

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to startle someone; to make someone jump out of their skin; to take someone by surprise; to pull someone's butt hair [literal] - idiom ➜ 尻毛

noun:

• Chiloscyllium (genus of carpet sharks or bamboo sharks in the family Hemiscylliidae with long snouts and subterminal nostrils)

expression:

• (bringing up a child) with greatest care pampering (him, her) with material comforts of a rich family; (being brought up) in a hothouse atmosphere - four character idiom

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to expect; to look for; to look forward to; to anticipate; to wait for

adverb / ~の noun:

• for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while

expression:

• retribution for one's crime; punishment for one's crime

noun:

• villa arranged appropriately for summer; mansion arranged appropriately for summer

noun:

• right crop for the land; suitable crop for the land - four character idiom

noun:

• small tatami room
• extension of the main room of a home (in traditional palatial-style architecture) ➜ 放ち出
• room smaller than four and a half tatami (in tea ceremony)

noun / noun or verb acting prenominally:

• long tail (theory, phenomenon, effect, etc.)

noun:

• yamanba; manba; girl or young woman adhering to a fashion trend often characterized by extremely gaudy and colourful facial make up, heavily tanned skin and hair dyed in a bright hue - colloquialism ➜ 山姥・ガングロ

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to get into the swing of (one's work); to hit one's stride
• (for a fish or bird) to put on fat for the winter

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be shameless; to have a lot of nerve; to have nerves of steel; to have hair on one's heart [literal] - idiom

noun:

• small child; pipsqueak; small fry; small, cute versions of manga, anime, etc. characters, typically with oversized heads - sensitive
• short person; midget; dwarf - sensitive
• small animal; runt

prefix:

• worn down (pencil, etc.)

~する verb (spec.) / intransitive verb / transitive:

• to bear (a child); to be born
• to produce; to yield; to be produced; to be yielded

godan ~す verb / intransitive verb / transitive:

• to bear (a child); to be born ➜ 産する
• to produce; to yield; to be produced; to be yielded

adverb / ~たる adjective:

• firmly; absolutely; flatly; resolutely; decisively; definitely

adverb:

• by far; far and away; by a long shot; hands down

noun:

• offering ceremony held on the third day of the dog after the winter solstice - Buddhism term
• twelfth month of the lunisolar calendar
• year in the Buddhist order (after the completion of the first meditation retreat) ➜ 臈

noun:

• holding a memorial service for oneself - Buddhism term
• an older person conducting a memorial service for a deceased, younger person

noun:

• broom (esp. one for sweeping a silkworm-raising room on the first Day of the Rat of the New Year)
• plant used for constructing brooms (e.g. kochia) ➜ 箒草
• liquor; alcohol; sake