noun:

• soft, downy hair (i.e. such as on one's cheek); peach fuzz; fluff; pappus
• lanugo

~の noun:

• lanuginous; pappose; pappous

noun:

• komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to get (e.g. the gist of something); to understand
• to turn out as one thought ➜ 我が意を得たり

noun:

• Lamnidae; family of large, fast-swimming sharks known as mackerel sharks or white sharks

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to run (a business); to operate; to conduct; to practice (law, medicine, etc.)
• to carry out; to perform; to lead (a life)
• to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)

noun:

• slicing a fish down its back
• slit in the back of a garment
• split in a piece of lumber (to prevent splitting when drying)

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to hold a child in one's arms; to embrace a child
• to provide for a child (children)

expression / adjective:

• unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight)
• hard to chew

noun:

• iron (Fe)

~の noun / noun:

• strong and hard (as iron)

noun / suffix noun / prefix noun:

• railway - abbreviation ➜ 鉄道

noun / prefix noun:

• railway enthusiast - colloquialism

expression / adverb:

• at the present time; as of now; at this time

noun:

• sick house (as in "sick house syndrome")

expression:

• do not mind doing; gladly do; can do; might as well do

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be slightly inferior; to be a degree worse
• to give an inch; to make a concession; to concede a point

noun:

• launching; launch
• end (of a theatrical run, etc.)
• closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party; party to celebrate successful completion of a project ➜ 打ち上げ会【うちあげかい】

noun:

• tattoo (esp. a tattoo of a flame-wreathed dragon wrapped around and swallowing the tip of an upright sword); person with a tattoo ➜ 倶利迦羅

expression:

• A single seed can eventually produce a great harvest; Even the smallest beginning can generate a greatest profit; Watch the pennies, and the pounds will look after themselves - four character idiom

noun:

• this world; present world (as opposed to the realm of the dead)

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to make merry and forget one's troubles; to do as one pleases - colloquialism

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to summon; to invite; to call; to have as one's guest

expression:

• I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ... - indicates hearsay
• it appears as if ... - expresses conjecture about another person's feelings or mindset

noun / ~する noun:

• serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of

noun:

• additional post

noun / ~の noun:

• the world; the earth

noun:

• this world (as opposed to heaven) - Buddhism term

~する verb (spec.) / transitive:

• to use as an intermediary ➜ を介して
• to worry; to mind; to care - in the form 意に介する ➜ 意に介する

noun:

• live wire; hot line (as in electrical hot-line working)

noun:

• body and mind as one; mind-body unity - four character idiom