noun:

• règle des trois unités; the three unities (time, place and action)

godan ~す verb / ~す verb (precursor to modern する) / intransitive verb:

• to ripen; to mature
• to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act)
• to be in common use; to come to sound natural
• to become skilled

~する verb (spec.) / intransitive verb:

• to ripen; to mature
• to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act)
• to be in common use; to come to sound natural
• to become skilled

noun:

• animal realm - Buddhism term ➜ 六道
• unforgivable action; indefensible lifestyle
• incest

adjectival noun:

• smooth (of a surface); glassy; velvety; soft
• smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); fluid; trouble-free
• continuously differentiable - Mathematics term

adjective:

• smelling burnt; smelling scorched
• smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if military action seems about to happen); war is looming
• suspicious; dubious; questionable

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to stand up; to get up
• to rise
• to recover
• to take action; to start
• to make the initial charge - Sumo term
• to start up; to boot up - IT term

noun:

• leaving or staying
• (one's) course of action; (one's) position; (one's) attitude

adverb / ~と adverb:

• sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back - onomatopoeia
• action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head - onomatopoeia

noun:

• code of conduct; code of practice
• action program; plan of action

auxiliary verb:

• used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader) - polite language ➜ ませ
• used to indicate respect for those affected by the action - archaism - humble language

noun:

• party; group; troop; company
• one act; one action; one deed

noun / ~の noun:

• center; centre; middle; heart; core; focus; pivot; emphasis; balance

suffix:

• -centered; -centred; -focussed; -oriented; centered on; focussed on

noun / ~する noun:

• imitating; copying; mimicry
• behavior; behaviour; action; conduct

noun / ~する noun:

• starting a train (or bus, etc.) before all the passengers are on board
• making a snap decision; starting an action without considering objections to it any longer

noun / ~する noun:

• running aground; stranding ➜ 座礁
• being disabled (of a tank, train, etc.); being put out of action

noun:

• slip-up; miss
• waste; wasteful or pointless action

noun:

• manners; customs
• sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment

noun:

• (weather) front

noun / ~の noun:

• front line; forward area; action zone - Military term

noun:

• garden; yard; courtyard
• field (of action); area

noun:

• direction; orientation; bearing; way
• course (e.g. of action)

noun / ~する noun:

• guidance; leadership; instruction; direction; coaching

noun:

• shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo) - Martial Arts term

noun:

• Buddhist center for study and meditation; monastery; temple - abbreviation of 栴檀林 - Buddhism term ➜ 栴檀
• Danrin style of haikai poetry (playful and oriented to the common person); Danrin school (of haikai poetry) - abbreviation ➜ 俳諧・談林風・談林派

noun:

• work; labor; labour
• achievement; performance; ability; talent
• salary; income; earnings
• action; activity; workings; function; operation; movement; motion
• conjugation; inflection - also written as 活 - Linguistics term

noun / ~する noun:

• being orientated (towards); pointing (towards); directing (towards) ➜ 志向

~の noun:

• directional (e.g. microphone)

suffix noun:

• -oriented