expression / godan ~く verb:

• to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly

godan ~る verb:

• to pull in; to take for oneself; to tuck up (one's sleeves)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to wrestle with; to contest an issue
• to take part in sumo

noun:

• viewing all things as undifferentiated and equal; non-discriminative thought
• contemplation of the equality of all things from the standpoint of emptiness - Buddhism term

noun:

• hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk) ➜ 茶筅

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to dig down; to delve into; to get to the bottom of (a matter); to investigate further

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to stick (to); to cling (to)
• to stay (e.g. in the office)

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to set forth; to put forward; to present for consideration; to explain the facts of life; to preach

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to dwell; to live; to remain
• to stay at; to take shelter at; to stop at; to lodge at
• to be pregnant
• to be part of a constellation
• to be a parasite (bugs, plants, etc.)

noun / ~の noun:

• eventful times for the nation (world); the nation (world) being in turmoil; the storm clouds gathering in the land - four character idiom

noun / ~の noun:

• having leaves and branches loaded with snow

noun:

• snow guard (to prevent snow from sliding off of a roof); snow stop ➜ 雪止め

noun:

• folding paper-case; kimono wrapping paper
• paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony) ➜ 懐紙【かいし】

expression:

• the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains

noun:

• The Treaty of Amity and Commerce (July 29, 1858); Japan-US Friendship and Trade Treaty

noun:

• official notice
• Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace ［お触れ・御触れ］ - abbreviation ➜ お触書

noun:

• publicly predicting the future developments of a creative work (making it difficult for the creator to use those ideas) - slang ➜ ねた

noun:

• the beauty to be found in poverty and simplicity; subdued taste; quiet refinement; sober refinement; wabi

noun:

• kanji reading that has not been approved by the government (and is not to be taught in public schools)

noun:

• luo han guo (Siraitia grosvenorii); herbaceous perennial vine native to China and Thailand; fruit of the Siraita grosvenorii

noun:

• influential members of parliament acting for the benefit of the private industries to which they are connected

noun:

• the three types of gagaku drums - obscure term
• third division of the night (approx. 11 pm to 1 am) - archaism

noun:

• Miyako toad (Bufo gargarizans miyakonis, a subspecies of the Asiatic toad endemic to the Ryukyu Islands)

noun:

• soft spot (in the skull of an infant); fontanelle; fontanel
• gates of Hades; entrance to the underworld ➜ 黄泉

noun:

• closest pine-tree to a noh stage (of the three placed in front of the bridge walkway)