noun:

• China and foreign countries (from the perspective of China); civilized land and uncivilized land

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to take the easy way out; to take the path of least resistance

noun:

• New Year (esp. first three days) - polite language ➜ 正月
• the first month of the year; January - polite language ➜ 正月

noun / ~する noun:

• failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year) Antonym: 及第
• falling short of the standard; not making the grade

noun / ~する noun:

• having deep knowledge of; being expert in; being well versed in; being conversant with
• (a boy's) first ejaculation; semenarche

adjectival noun / ~の noun:

• somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size ➜ 小振り

noun / ~する noun:

• large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to weigh one thing against the other; to act in consideration of; to compare and take into consideration

noun:

• litchi (Nephelium litchi); lychee; lichee; litchi nut ➜ ライチ
• bitter melon (Momordica charantia); bitter gourd - abbreviation ➜ 蔓茘枝
• Thais bronni (species of muricid gastropod) - abbreviation ➜ 茘枝貝

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (e.g. load, patronage of customers, etc.); to hold on to

noun:

• address to the gods; type of song which spread from mountain hermits to the laity during the Kamakura era

noun:

• existence (as we perceive it) is as mutable and incorporeal as is the morning dew or a flash of lightning - obscure term - four character idiom - Buddhism term

ichidan verb:

• to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)

noun:

• word created by retaining the first syllable (or two) of a word and suffixing it with the word "moji" ➜ 女房詞

noun:

• Ubume; birthing woman ghost in Japanese folklore
• woman in late pregnancy; woman on the point of giving birth ［産女・孕女］ - obscure term

noun:

• controversial work (art, literature, etc.); work that caused public criticism; work of art dealing with contemporary questions; succès de scandale

noun:

• big rock fight for children on the fifth day of the fifth month (adults also participated during the middle ages)

noun:

• big rock fight for children on the fifth day of the fifth month (adults also participated during the middle ages) - abbreviation ➜ 印地打ち

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to have as a side order (with drinks) ➜ 肴【さかな】
• to make fun of someone; to laugh at someone's expense - usu. Xをさかなにする - idiom ➜ 肴【さかな】

noun:

• salad of fish and vegetables, dressed with crushed mustard leaves and greens seasoned with sake lees, miso and vinegar - Food term

noun:

• chief financial official (Edo period); commissioner of finance; chief treasurer; paymaster
• chief accountant in a daimyo's service (Muromachi period)

noun / ~の noun:

• left-wing (politics) Antonym: 右翼

noun:

• left wing (of a bird, aircraft, formation, etc.); left flank
• left field - Baseball term

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate
• to declare; to stipulate; to express; to state; to insist

expression / ~の noun:

• the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times

noun / ~する noun:

• kun'yomi (native Japanese reading of a kanji)
• reading a Chinese text (kanbun) in Japanese