expression / godan ~う verb:

• to enjoy a good drink (esp. celebrating victory)

noun:

• glib tongue; eloquence or flattery designed to deceive - common error for 舌先三寸 ➜ 舌先三寸【したさきさんずん】

expression:

• at a loose end; having nothing to do

godan ~す verb / intransitive verb:

• to start singing (of birds, etc.)

interjection:

• word used when calling out to somebody far away

noun:

• right to appear (e.g. in Olympics); berth

noun:

• burning grass in spring (to kill insects)

noun / ~する noun:

• reading a word backwards (often to make slang) ➜ ズージャー・ぱいおつ

adjective:

• unapproachable; inaccessible; difficult to access

noun:

• relative; person to whom one is close - obscure term

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)

godan ~す verb / intransitive verb:

• to miss (train, boat)

noun:

• distribution (e.g. of products to a retailer)

noun:

• handout (i.e. document distributed to a group)

noun / ~する noun:

• indulging in pleasure; giving oneself up to enjoyment - obscure term

expression:

• according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states

noun:

• child born to one's current wife

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to carry (a child) on one's back - colloquialism ➜ 負ぶう

noun:

• father-to-be; partner of a pregnant woman - From English "pre+papa"

expression / noun:

• gathering to remember a dead person; memorial meeting

expression / ichidan verb:

• to become skilled through years of experience ➜ 甲羅を経る

noun:

• roasted soybeans scattered to drive away evil spirits ➜ 年の豆

noun:

• declaration of death; pronouncing someone to be dead

noun:

• time to buy (on markets); buying opportunity ➜ 買い時

noun:

• tendency to not get married; declining marriage rate ➜ 晩婚化