noun:

• member state of the European Union; EU country

noun:

• rarity (esp. of collectables, trading cards, etc.)

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades) ➜ 打ち込む【うちこむ】

expression / godan ~ぐ verb:

• to pour oil on (something); to anoint with oil ➜ 火に油を注ぐ【ひにあぶらをそそぐ】
• to turn up; to add fuel (e.g. to a dispute); to rev up; to encourage

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to deceive; to delude; to trick; to fool
• to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose") - in form Ａを欺くＢ

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out - idiom

adjective:

• astringent; bitter; puckery; rough; harsh; tart
• austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); refined; quiet (and simple); sober; sombre; subdued; tasteful (in a quiet way); understated
• sour (look); glum; grim; sullen; sulky
• stingy; tight-fisted

adjectival noun / noun:

• unreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable
• impossible

adjectival noun / noun / ~する noun:

• forcible; forced; compulsory - often as 無理に

adjectival noun:

• excessive (work, etc.); immoderate

~する noun:

• to work too hard; to try too hard

interjection:

• no way; not a chance; never; dream on - colloquialism

~の noun:

• irrational - Mathematics term

noun:

• Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
• trap door located on the walkway in a kabuki theatre ［すっぽん］
• bilge pump (used on traditional Japanese ships) ［すっぽん］

expression:

• if you are prepared you don't have to worry; 'tis good to have a shelter against every storm; when one is prepared, difficulties do not come - proverb

expression:

• to be a quick worker - idiom ➜ 手の早い
• to be fast in forming relationships with women - idiom
• to be quick to resort to violence - idiom

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to gratify
• to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to draw around (e.g. a curtain); to drag around
• to take (someone) around; to parade around
• to order about; to lead; to guide

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation)
• to confuse; to mistake something for something else

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to make round; to roll up; to curl up
• to seduce; to cajole; to explain away ➜ 丸め込む
• to round off (a fraction)
• to lump together - archaism

noun:

• rewarding good and punishing evil; novel or drama with a rewarding-good-and-punishing-evil theme; moral purpose; morality play - four character idiom

noun:

• someone who has come to say farewell; those who have come to say farewell; people at a send-off

noun:

• moustache; beard; whiskers - in careful usage 髭 for moustache, 鬚 for beard, 髯 for (cheek) whiskers ➜ 口髭・顎鬚・頬髯
• whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); (chin) tuft
• extremely short pulse appearing on an electrical signal

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to rub; to crumple
• to massage
• to argue; to have a heated discussion
• to train; to coach
• to jostle; to crowd; to shake; to rock
• to have various experiences (out in the world) - as もまれる

expression:

• don't eat plum pits (because they are poisonous); if you eat a plum, don't eat the kernel; inside it heavenly gods sleep [literal] - proverb

expression / adjective:

• not be concerned about at all; not mind about at all; not care a bit ➜ 気になる

expression / adjective:

• not be concerned about at all; not mind about at all; not care a bit ➜ 気になる

expression / adjective:

• not be concerned about at all; not mind about at all; not care a bit ➜ 気になる

expression / adjective:

• not be concerned about at all; not mind about at all; not care a bit ➜ 気になる

expression:

• well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few