noun:

• ceremony performed by a sorcerer to protect a noble setting out on a trip ➜ 禹歩
• dance steps inspired by this ceremony

noun:

• on-stage performance by musicians in a kabuki play
• shamisen accompaniment when a performer (esp. a rakugo story teller) appears on stage

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

• in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; in a dither; in a panic; all shook up; helplessly - onomatopoeia
• sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice) - onomatopoeia

noun:

• robe worn by military officials with a round collar, unstitched open sides, and no wrapped fabric along the bottom ➜ 闕腋の袍
• small opening in the side of traditional Japanese clothing (where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit); clothing with such an opening (usu. worn by women or children) ➜ 八つ口

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to handle well; to handle deftly
• to deal with; to manage; to settle; to sort; to process
• to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.); to cut and trim (fish)
• to sell out (completely); to dispose of (all stock)
• to untangle; to disentangle; to part; to arrange (e.g. the hem of a kimono)

noun / ~の noun:

• class-A; A class; A grade

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to perform (a play); to play (a part); to act (a part); to commit (a blunder)

noun:

• viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window - usu. as 窓越しに

noun:

• announcing meals (at a Zen monastery); meal announcer - Buddhism term
• noh mask resembling a young attendant who announces mealtimes in a Zen monastery

expression / ~くる verb (spec.):

• along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money; a duck comes carrying a Welsh onion on its back [literal] ➜ 鴨鍋

noun:

• installation of a deity in a new shrine; transfer of a shrine

noun / ~する noun:

• jamming a finger; stubbing a toe; spraining a finger (toe)

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to be boiled down
• to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse - sometimes considered incorrect - colloquialism
• to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to get on well (with a person); to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider) [literal] - idiom ➜ 気が合う

expression / noun:

• brothel (esp. one that allows for penetrative intercourse)
• quickie (in a brothel); short sexual act
• just a short moment; a little while; an instant - orig. meaning

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to row (a boat) up to (a pier)
• to attain; to reach (a certain stage); to manage to do

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to torment
• to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome

noun:

• (being a) fan of an entire music group (esp. idol group); not having a favorite member of a group - slang ➜ 推し【おし】・単推し

expression / godan ~ぐ verb:

• to sew a fox's skin to the lion's; to graft a bamboo shoot on a tree [literal] - idiom

noun:

• being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands

noun:

• telegony; influence of a previous sire on the offspring of a female with a later sire (discredited theory of heredity)

expression:

• a broken relationship can never be repaired; a divorced couple are never reconciled; a broken mirror will never shine again [literal] - proverb

expression:

• a diamond on a dunghill is still a diamond; quality is quality; an old eagle is better than a young crow; even if it's rotten, it's still sea bream [literal] - proverb

noun:

• member (of a group led by a kumigashira); member (of a fire brigade)
• muntin; mullion; member; fret

expression:

• (bringing up a child) with greatest care pampering (him, her) with material comforts of a rich family; (being brought up) in a hothouse atmosphere - four character idiom