noun:

• third highest division; wrestlers of the third highest division - Sumo term

noun:

• twisted thread or yarn; twining of thread or yarn

noun:

• falling cherry blossoms; storm of falling cherry blossoms

noun:

• final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination

noun:

• festival-eve vigil; eve of a festival vigil ➜ 宵祭り【よいまつり】

noun:

• the last half-year; second half of the year

expression / godan ~る verb (irregular):

• to be doing; to be in the process of doing

suffix / godan ~る verb (irregular):

• to be doing; to be in the process of doing - with masu stem ➜ つつ

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to complain of the heat; to feel the heat

noun:

• chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory

noun / ~する noun:

• performance of a noh play; performing a noh play

noun:

• Nippon Decimal Classification; Nippon Decimal System (of book classification)

suffix / godan ~む verb:

• to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing - after a noun ➜ 芽ぐむ・涙ぐむ

noun:

• extended new character forms; extension of new character forms

noun:

• fixed exchange rates; pegged rate of exchange; fixed rate - Economics term

noun:

• birth and death; years of birth and death

adjectival noun / adverbial noun / noun:

• splendid; nice; wonderful; delicious; sweet

adjectival noun:

• sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); (by implication) no thank you
• well enough; OK; tolerable

adverb:

• quite; reasonably; fairly; tolerably

noun:

• construction; architecture - archaism

noun / ~の noun:

• rule; regulation
• settlement; conclusion; end; agreement; arrangement
• habit; custom; habitual way ➜ 御決まり
• countenance in front of another person; face - usu. as 決まりが悪い, etc. ➜ 決まりが悪い
• love relationship between a customer and a prostitute - archaism

noun:

• pile; pool; collection ➜ 溜まる
• gathering spot ➜ たまり場
• waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring - Sumo term
• liquid runoff from miso preparation
• tamari; variety of rich soy sauce (used for sashimi, etc.) - abbreviation ➜ 溜まり醤油

noun:

• canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); hood
• helmet cape; cloth covering one's back to protect against arrows during battle

expression:

• along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money - slang - abbreviation ➜ 鴨がねぎを背負って来る
• double stroke of good luck; Perfect timing!; How convenient (for you to show up)!

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on
• to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on

noun:

• historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Emishi
• Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands) ［えぞ］ ➜ 蝦夷地

noun:

• shower effect (theory that placing high-selling items on the upper floors of a department store will lead to increased sales in the lower floors) ➜ 噴水効果

adverb:

• sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole) - onomatopoeia
• easily
• suddenly
• completely (e.g. forgetting); utterly
• disappointing
• curling up into the fetal position; going to sleep suddenly