noun:

• loyalty; devotion; fidelity; faithfulness
• inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system) ➜ 判官【はんがん】・弾正台

noun:

• assembly of monks and laity (at a rite, sermon, etc.) - Buddhism term
• (monks and laity of) the Jishu sect - Buddhism term ➜ 時宗

noun:

• former emperor (or his empress, imperial princesses, etc.) - honorific language
• posthumous Buddhist name containing the character "in" ➜ 院

noun:

• taking turns
• relieving the guard

noun:

• sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet)
• moving legs forward with feet never leaving the ground (exercise) - Sumo term

adverbial noun / noun:

• late winter
• twelfth month of the lunar calendar - obsolete term ➜ 師走

noun:

• purple Washington clam (Saxidomus purpurata)
• type of pomelo with red-purple flesh

noun:

• previous work; preceding work
• first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop

noun:

• filhos (traditional Portuguese dessert) - From Portuguese
• deep-fried tofu mixed with thinly sliced vegetables - Kansai dialect ➜ 雁擬き

noun:

• outset; beginning; starting (things) ➜ 手始め
• resuming work after the New Year's vacation ➜ 仕事始め

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to wash one's face and hands
• to go to the toilet

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to come of age (for a girl) - obscure term ➜ 肩揚げ
• to lengthen the sleeves of a kimono - obscure term

noun:

• tea whisk; bamboo whisk for making Japanese tea
• hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk)

noun:

• distant land; remote country
• province far from the capital

interjection:

• by no means; never!; well, I never!; you don't say!; certainly (not)

noun / ~の noun:

• something unexpected; emergency ➜ まさかの時

noun:

• currently; for the time being; presently; for now - archaism

adverb / ~の noun:

• indeed; really; truly; unexpectedly - obscure term ➜ 本当に

adjectival noun / noun / ~の noun:

• natural; reasonable; obvious
• usual; common; ordinary; commonplace; the norm

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into
• to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to; to integrate

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to become damp; to become moist; to become wet
• to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits; to feel depressed ［しめる］ - often as 湿って or 湿った

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to draw (water); to ladle; to dip up; to scoop up; to pump
• to pour (into a cup); to drink (together) ➜ 酌む【くむ】
• to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with; to intuit; to understand
• to draw upon; to inherit

suffix noun / adverbial noun:

• as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...

adverb:

• hurriedly; in haste; quickly; promptly; early - usu. as 早々に

noun:

• dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage)
• end; end of the road; end point; as far as one can go

noun:

• jump; plunge; dive

noun / ~の noun:

• appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced; cropping up suddenly

noun:

• prosperity; prospering; flourishing

interjection:

• best of luck; all the best; hurray; hoorah ➜ 万歳【ばんざい】

noun:

• clerical appearance; appearance of a priest - Buddhism term
• teachings of Buddha; condition of the universe at creation; in the pure land teachings, the name of Amitabha, or prayers to Amitabha; investiture of a Buddhist priest

temporal noun:

• one o'clock

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• once; at one time; formerly; before

adverbial noun / temporal noun / ~の noun:

• for a time; for a while; for the time being; for the present; for the moment; temporarily - in weather forecasts, indicates that a given condition will hold for less than one-quarter of the forecast period

noun:

• a time; one time; once ➜ 一時に