noun:

• (a) jump
• splashes (usu. of mud)
• upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo) - often 撥ね
• close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup

noun / ~する noun:

• blink (of eyes); wink
• twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light) ［またたき・まだたき］

noun:

• blessings of heaven; favour of emperor; favor of emperor; divination's luckiest day; blessings of nature

noun:

• pile; heap; layers (e.g. of clothing); set (e.g. of boxes); course (e.g. of stones) - esp. 重ね

counter:

• counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.) - esp. 重ね; used after a word from the "hito-futa-mi" counting system

noun:

• layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat - esp. 襲
• combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours) - esp. 襲 - abbreviation ➜ かさねの色目【かさねのいろめ】

godan ~る verb:

• to act like a know-it-all; to pretend you know everything; to fancy one is an authority ➜ 通がる

godan ~る verb:

• to act like a know-it-all; to pretend you know everything; to fancy one is an authority

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to kill (with a weapon)
• to defeat an opponent
• to get someone out - Baseball term
• to arrest; to take prisoner

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to become verminous; to be infested with insects; to begin to keep bad company; to have an (unfavorable, unfavourable) lover

noun:

• (of the) genre painting style; (of the) style of painting that depicts people's customs and manners; (of the) type of painting that denotes the life of ordinary people - four character idiom

expression / ichidan verb:

• to send an army; to send soldiers; to dispatch troops

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to be settled; to be brought to an end - idiom ➜ けり

noun:

• something painted white; white makeup (for an actor)

~の noun:

• painted white

expression / ichidan verb:

• to find an excuse; to rationalize; to find a pretext

noun:

• year in which an imperial memorial ceremony is held (the 3rd, 5th, 10th 20th, 50th & 100th years after death and every 100 years thereafter) ➜ 式年祭

noun:

• phenomime; mimetic word; word that mimics an action, condition, or manner that does not make a sound (e.g. "damp", "calmly") - e.g., じめじめ、ゆったり - Linguistics term

noun:

• stance with legs in an L-shape, with one leg bent in front and other extended behind (martial arts, traditional theater)

noun:

• an utai (noh chant) piece for recitation
• accompanied singing in which the singing is emphasized over the instrumental part (emphasised)

expression:

• Defeat is inevitable for an overconfident army; Being arrogant and overconfident inevitably leads to defeat (failure); Pride comes before a fall - four character idiom

noun:

• notched bamboo rod rubbed with an implement similar to a bamboo whisk (used as a percussion instrument) ➜ 簓
• wooden vertical batten

noun:

• guarana (tree); Paullinia cupana
• guarana (seed extract as an ingredient used in stamina drinks and foods for restorative and stimulant effect)

noun:

• on-off timer (i.e. to automatically turn an electrical device on and off at specified times)

noun:

• bad bacteria (usu. intestinal bacteria that have an adverse affect on human health - E. choli, C. welchii, etc.); pathogenic bacteria; harmful bacteria

noun:

• kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat

noun:

• rivalry over winning the right to host an event; competition to lure (attract, invite) (institutions, manufacturing facilities, foreign tourists, etc.) to a locality - four character idiom

noun:

• no game; game that is stopped before it can be considered an official game (e.g. due to rainout) - Baseball term