noun:

• the five virtues
• tripod; three or four-legged kettle stand
• family crest in the shape of such an object

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl
• to shift position (of an object)

noun:

• women working in military brothels (esp. those forced into prostitution as a form of sexual slavery by the Japanese military during WWII); (campaign) comfort women [literal] - euphemism

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

suffix noun:

• from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); in the field of; being of the type of
• aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; on; above

noun:

• first volume (e.g. book) ➜ 下【げ】・上巻

noun / prefix:

• superior quality; best; top; high class
• going up
• governmental; imperial
• presenting; showing

prefix:

• ana- (medical, biol.)

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to hide; to conceal
• to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard
• to become quiet and inconspicuous

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure

noun:

• eldest child; oldest child; first-born child
• child who carries on the family name
• pre-ritsuryo official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces - archaism ➜ 律令制・総領【すべおさ】
• head of a warrior clan (Kamakura period) - archaism

noun:

• mistress; kept woman; concubine

noun:

• older unmarried woman; old maid; spinster - sensitive - From English "high miss"

noun:

• couple with older man and younger woman; May-December romance

noun:

• beautiful woman; pretty girl
• high-quality goods; special article ［別品］

noun:

• beautiful well-proportioned woman (body 8 times longer than head)

noun:

• male pregnancy; mpreg - used by Boys' Love fans - slang
• father-to-be; partner of pregnant woman ➜ プレパパ

noun:

• one's own country
• home country (as opposed to a colony)
• country of one's ancestors

noun:

• three shop system; system employed by pachinko parlours of using separate shops to exchange prizes for cash as a way of circumventing Japan's gambling laws

noun:

• who - honorific language ➜ 誰

expression:

• Who on earth?

godan ~う verb:

• to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other
• to have sex; to make love

noun / ~する noun:

• hit; base hit; safe hit; single - Baseball term
• hit; success
• hit (e.g. boxing, hockey); blow - Sports term
• hit (i.e. as a search result) - IT term

noun:

• fountain effect (theory that high sales in the basement of a department store lead to increased sales in the upper levels as well)

noun:

• Maria Kannon; statue of the Virgin Mary disguised as a Buddhist Kannon statue, used by hidden Christians during the Edo period ➜ マリア・観音

expression:

• those who wish to rule the land must first cultivate their own characters, then manage their families, then govern their states; only then can they bring peace to the land (a mantra of Confucianism) - proverb

suffix / godan ~る verb:

• to show signs of being; to feel; to think - on adj-stem to represent another's apparent emotion
• to behave as if one were; to pretend; to act as if
• to want; to desire; to be anxious to; to be eager to ➜ たがる

adjectival noun:

• seeming to be for a certain reason; seeming to indicate there are special circumstances; seeming to indicate there is more than meets the eye