noun:

• starting point for an ascent (mountain, stairs, etc.); base (of mountain, etc.) - esp. 上 for stairs, 登 for mountain

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)

noun:

• working on a day off (to make up for lost time, or to make an impression)

noun:

• gentle on the outside but tough on the inside; an iron hand in a velvet glove - four character idiom

expression:

• Very truly yours (a complimentary close used in a letter written in an old epistolary style) - four character idiom

expression:

• Very truly yours (a complimentary close used in a letter written in an old epistolary style) - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• establishing (a new family register); compiling (an electoral register, a list of school-age children, etc.)

noun:

• "day of the ghost" (an extremely auspicious day on the lunar calendar for everything but weddings) ➜ 暦注

ichidan verb:

• to take a photo with a mobile phone - colloquialism
• to email an image or photograph - colloquialism ➜ 写メ【しゃメ】

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to knock at the gate
• to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil

noun:

• starburst galaxy; galaxy in the process of an exceptionally high rate of star formation - Astronomy term ➜ スターバースト銀河【スターバーストぎんが】

noun:

• starburst galaxy; galaxy in the process of an exceptionally high rate of star formation - Astronomy term

noun / ~する noun:

• motivating the troops on the battlefield with war drums and war cries - obscure term
• making an uproar - obscure term

noun:

• closing mid-way
• taking a break mid-way through an event, sometimes with ceremonial hand-clapping

noun:

• large fan-shaped object held by an attendant and used to conceal the face of a noble, etc.

godan ~す verb:

• to knock down the price of
• to make a successful bid (for an article); to buy at auction

noun:

• involuntary upgrade; operational upgrade; free upgrade to business or first class on an overbooked flight

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to tear; to rip up ［裂く］
• to cut up; to cleave; to cut open (esp. the abdomen)
• to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers) ［裂く］
• to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something ［割く］
• to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye - archaism ➜ 黥く

godan ~る verb:

• to kidnap; to abduct - slang ➜ 拉致
• to force to go to (e.g. an event)

godan ~む verb:

• to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous

expression / ichidan verb:

• to establish an emotional bond with; to reach out to; to relate to

expression / ichidan verb:

• to curb; to halt; to apply brakes; to put an end to

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

• to get along with; to compromise; to make concessions; to come to an agreement

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject

noun / ~する noun:

• development; growth; expansion; extension; flourishing
• development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; progression; unfolding
• playing around; having an active sex life - recently often associated with gay sex ➜ 発展場