expression:

• nowhere in sight; seems to be no prospect; up in the air - usu. as ～のめどが立たない, etc. ➜ めどが立つ【めどがたつ】

expression:

• nowhere in sight; seems to be no prospect; up in the air - usu. as ～のめどが立たず, etc. ➜ めどが立つ【めどがたつ】・めどが立たない

expression / godan -いく／-ゆく verb (spec.):

• to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family) ➜ 嫁ぐ【とつぐ】

noun / suffix noun:

• edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road) - sometimes べり as a suffix
• rim; brim; hem; margin; fringe; selvage
• fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging

adverb / ~と adverb:

• with a whack; with a thump - onomatopoeia ➜ ぽかん
• openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; gaping; flabbergasted - onomatopoeia ➜ ぽかん
• vacantly; blankly; absentmindedly - onomatopoeia ➜ ぽかん
• gaping (of a hole, etc.); suddenly opening - onomatopoeia

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to put in; to let in; to take in; to bring in; to insert; to set (a jewel, etc.); to ink in (e.g. a tattoo)
• to admit; to accept; to employ; to hire
• to accept; to comply; to grant; to adopt (a policy, etc.); to take (advice, etc.); to listen to; to pay attention to - esp. 容れる
• to include
• to pay (one's rent, etc.)
• to cast (a vote)
• to make (tea, coffee, etc.) ➜ 淹れる
• to turn on (a switch, etc.)
• to send (a fax); to call

noun:

• mirror-shaped mochi, usu. a pair stacked in order of size with a daidai on top, used as a New Year offering, then cut and eaten on January 11.

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)

noun:

• eyeball
• special feature; centerpiece; showpiece; drawcard - abbreviation ➜ 目玉番組【めだまばんぐみ】
• special program; loss leader - abbreviation ➜ 目玉商品【めだましょうひん】
• sunny-side up fried egg - abbreviation ➜ 目玉焼き【めだまやき】

noun / ~する noun:

• growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up
• becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing

noun / ~する noun:

• seeing (or dropping) off, then later picking up or going to meet (the same person)

noun / ~する noun:

• enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it

noun / ~する noun:

• closing up shop (for the day)
• stopping business; going out of business

noun:

• match-up between wrestlers from different divisions who will probably 'switch' divisions in new ranking - Sumo term

expression:

• similar things turning up one after another; bamboo shoots after rain [literal]

expression / ichidan verb:

• to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)

godan ~る verb:

• to fabricate (stories) (based on alleged behaviour of the Asahi newspaper); to make up - slang - humorous term

~と adverb:

• sound effect for slurping back up excess saliva (e.g. as stimulated by desire for food) - onomatopoeia

noun:

• character scooping [literal]; festival game of scooping up plastic cartoon figurines floating in water ➜ 金魚掬い

expression / noun:

• die; dice - four character idiom
• gambling with dice; playing hazard
• You can never tell what will pop up

noun / ~する noun:

• failing to win an electoral seat in a single-member constituency, but winning a seat in a proportionally represented constituency

noun:

• open three-of-a-kind (meld); three-of-a-kind made with a tile called from another player - Mahjong term ➜ 刻子

noun:

• official size of a tatami mat for measuring room size (esp. a Kyoto-size tatami mat) ➜ 京間
• basic rhythm (in traditional Japanese music) - Music term
• room (in a brothel) of a prostitute of the highest rank - archaism

adverb:

• with a clang; with a bang; with a crash

~の noun / adjectival noun:

• a little tight; a little snug ➜ きつい
• a little harsh ➜ きつい・きつい