noun:

• sprout of a plant shooting from under the soil

noun / ~の noun / adjectival noun:

• desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity - four character idiom

noun:

• idiom derived from historical events or classical literature of China - four character idiom

noun:

• schadenfreude; pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others - From German ➜ メシウマ

noun:

• dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden

noun:

• sequential art or pictures (type of printed, graphic storytelling, differentiated from manga by its liberal use of page space, often only one panel per page, and sparing use of dialogue)

noun:

• sequential art or pictures (type of printed, graphic storytelling, differentiated from manga by its liberal use of page space, often only one panel per page, and sparing use of dialogue) - abbreviation

noun / ~の noun:

• vegetarian cuisine originally derived from the dietary restrictions of Buddhist monks

~する verb (irregular):

• to do; to carry out; to perform
• to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
• to serve as; to act as; to work as
• to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
• to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as - as 〜にする,〜とする
• to decide on; to choose - as 〜にする

~する verb (irregular) / intransitive verb:

• to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.) - as 〜がする
• to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
• to be worth; to cost
• to pass (of time); to elapse

~する verb (irregular) / transitive:

• to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B - as AをBにする
• to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B - as AをBにする
• to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B - as AをBにする
• to feel A about B - as AをBにする

suffix / ~する verb (irregular):

• verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")

auxiliary verb / ~する verb (irregular):

• creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go") ➜ お願いします・御
• to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to - as 〜うとする,〜ようとする ➜ とする

noun:

• holding a job; being employed ［ゆうしょく］ Antonym: 無職
• being learned; being knowledgeable - archaism
• having great artistic talent; being a skilled performer - archaism
• being well-versed in usages or practices of the court or military households - archaism

noun:

• umbellate inflorescence; umbel (i.e. flower with a large number of flowers growing radially from a common center)

noun:

• departure; setting off; start
• being used up; being consumed; being burnt out
• passage of time; lapse
• rehearsal - abbreviation ➜ 立ち稽古【たちげいこ】
• leading male role in kabuki - abbreviation ➜ 立ち役【たちやく】
• rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge; faceoff - abbreviation - Sumo term ➜ 立会い【たちあい】

prefix:

• verb prefix conveying emphasis and sometimes formality

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to be descended from; to be drawn from (the tradition of); to be derived from; to follow the school (tradition) of

expression:

• being inferior to; being no match for Antonym: 如く【しく】 ➜ 百聞は一見に如かず
• being best ➜ 三十六計逃げるに如かず

noun:

• pharmacognosy; the study of medicinal drugs derived from plants or other natural sources

noun:

• free use

~する noun:

• to use freely; to make free use of; to have good command (e.g. of a language)
• to drive someone on

adjectival noun / noun / ~する noun:

• busyness; a lot of things to do
• frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses

adjective:

• of no use; useless

noun:

• woven mat tied around a plant to prevent damage from the weight of snow

adjectival noun / ~の noun:

• somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size ➜ 小振り

noun / ~する noun:

• large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke

expression / adjective:

• having no knowledge (of); knowing nothing about; coming from out of the blue; having no connection with oneself ➜ 身に覚えのある【みにおぼえのある】

noun / adjectival noun:

• honest to a fault; one's only strength being his (her) honesty; having no redeeming feature except for being honest - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• making use of; application; practical use; effective management (e.g. of funds)
• operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)

noun / ~する noun:

• being a victim of (some disaster); suffering from

adjectival noun / noun / ~の noun:

• disused; unused ➜ 不要
• useless; wasteful; of no use