noun:

• pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.) ➜ 博士【はかせ】

noun:

• traveling entertainer who wears a lion mask and does tumbling acts ➜ 越後獅子

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of

expression / adjective:

• broad-minded ➜ 懐の深い
• (of a rikishi) tall, with long reach, making it harder for their opponent to get a grip on their mawashi

noun:

• ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck
• something strange or suspicious
• idiot; fool
• noh mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters

noun / ~する noun:

• selecting from one's own works; one's own selection

noun:

• voting for oneself ［自選］

noun:

• keeping oneself awake; fighting off drowsiness; method for keeping oneself awake

noun / ~する noun:

• using one's own judgement; making up one's own mind; judging for oneself

noun:

• wrap towel; towel wrap; large towel with fasteners (e.g. worn for privacy while changing clothes)

noun:

• title; subject; theme; topic
• problem (on a test); question

suffix noun / counter:

• counter for questions (on a test)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to muster one's courage; to resolve oneself; to ready oneself for what is to come - obscure term ➜ 覚悟を決める

expression:

• pay it forward; paying it forward; repaying a good deed by doing good for others

noun:

• rim of a volcano, esp. Mt. Fuji
• wrestling ring - Sumo term
• dire or risky situation with no room for error; sink-or-swim position

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to desire; to wish; to hope
• to beg; to request; to implore; to pray

auxiliary verb:

• to have something done for oneself

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to draw near; to draw closer
• to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

noun:

• being too clever (for one's own good); getting done in by one's own cleverness

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.)
• to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)

noun:

• contact information (for inquiries) (e.g. corporate phone number)
• reference (e.g. personal reference)

noun:

• living only for one's work; a life with no other interest than one's work - four character idiom

expression:

• once a beggar, always a beggar; if one begs for three days, one cannot stop [literal] - proverb

expression / ~の noun:

• distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; special to

expression:

• but; except; without; but for - usu. accompanied by a verb in negative form

noun:

• thick red ink (used for signature seals); red ink pad; vermillion ink; cinnabar ink

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse for doing something

noun:

• drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice ➜ 稲掛け

noun:

• male chorus; male-voice choir; chorus for male voices