noun:

• the "a" column of the Japanese syllabary table (a, i, u, e, o)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to take a copy of

noun:

• staff at a horse changing station during the ritsuryo period - archaism

noun / ~する noun:

• using a new brush for the first time
• doing something for the first time
• man losing his virginity (esp. to an older woman)

noun:

• star in the sky on a spring night

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to consult a dictionary

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to have a trade; to have a vocation ➜ 手に職をつける

noun / ~する noun:

• a line (of mountains, islands, houses, etc.); bound together

expression / ichidan verb:

• to mark a correct answer with a circle

expression / ichidan verb:

• to become a wandering ghost; to appear as a spirit

noun:

• contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game - four character idiom

noun:

• (daily) segment of a radio or TV program - often X月Y日放送分

noun:

• using a meat ax when a knife would suffice; taking a sledgehammer to crack a nut; using a grand-scale measure (a massive instrument) to deal with an insignificant problem

noun:

• leader of a (large) group ➜ 小頭
• large decorative black flagpole tassel made from tail hair (of a yak, horse, ox, etc.) or dyed hemp ➜ 大纛
• leader of a (large) group
• puffbird (any bird of family Bucconidae) - usually written using kana alone
• first makushita rikishi listed on the banzuke - Sumo term

noun:

• borrowing a light (e.g., for a cigarette); borrowed light

noun:

• bottom of a pan or pot

noun:

• closely examining (questioning) the concrete circumstances of a crime - four character idiom

noun:

• the continuative form when used as a conjunction

noun:

• cliff that stands tall like a wall ➜ 壁立千仞

noun:

• inner part of a tatami mat
• tokonoma with tatami flooring

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot - idiom ➜ 痛い所

noun:

• leather or cloth wrapped around the handle of a sword

expression / noun:

• the crime of revealing a secret; breach of confidence

noun:

• thin, soft membrane inside the tip of a bamboo culm; silky inner covering at the tip of a bamboo shoot ➜ 絹皮【きぬかわ】

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be relieved of a worry; to get a load off one's chest