noun:

• young men who are not competitive as in the traditional male stereotype, including in the avid pursuit of money and sex, and who may also be kind, co-operative and family-oriented - abbreviation ➜ 草食系男子
• men who pretend they aren't interested in women; spineless males; men with no balls - abbreviation - slang

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to cling to; to hold on to; to hold fast to
• to set about doing; to begin; to commence; to undertake
• to take hold of; to possess; to haunt - of an illness, demon, etc.
• to approach (a person); to deal with (someone)

conjunction / interjection:

• well; now; then

adjectival noun / noun:

• wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off

adjective:

• well-matched; suitable; becoming

expression / noun:

• firm build; well-knit frame

adjectival noun / noun:

• plump; full; well-rounded

noun:

• well-pickled (vegetables, etc.)

noun:

• get-well card; sympathy letter

noun:

• splendid haiku; well-turned phrase

noun:

• street of well-known stores

noun:

• man of well-cultivated tastes

adjectival noun:

• sexy; popular; well-liked ➜ モテる

expression:

• Oh well; yeah; good; OK - female language

expression:

• Well, look at that... - used when someone ignores your advice and ultimately fails at something - obscure term ➜ それ見たことか

expression:

• well done; good job ➜ 出来す【でかす】

expression / noun:

• common knowledge; well-known fact

expression / ~よい adjective:

• sunny (room, etc.); well sunlit

noun:

• winze (mining); well (oil, gas)

noun:

• well with good-tasting water - obscure term

suffix:

• to be able to ...; can ... - after the -masu stem of a verb

expression:

• to get; to acquire; to obtain; to procure; to earn; to win; to gain; to secure; to attain ➜ 得【う】・得る【える】・得る【える】

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to bend; to crook; to bow; to curve; to curl ［曲げる］
• to lean; to tilt; to incline; to slant ［曲げる］
• to bend (the truth); to distort; to twist; to pervert
• to yield (a point); to depart (from a principle); to ignore (what one really thinks)
• to pawn

noun / ~する noun:

• toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something)
• drinking one's glass dry

interjection:

• cheers

noun:

• kombucha; drink of northern Chinese origin made by fermentation of sweetened tea - not related to 昆布茶

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to love; to cherish; to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; to dote on
• to show favouritism to; to be partial to
• to fondle; to caress; to pet
• to be tough on; to be rough with; to torment; to train harshly - used ironically; often as 可愛がってやる - colloquialism