noun:

• bequest; relic

~の noun:

• cherished (by the deceased); treasured

noun:

• large cloth sack
• baggy trousers (worn in the late-Edo and early-Meiji periods by samurai while practising)

noun:

• noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy) ［はんにゃめん］
• dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression

expression:

• agency of fate; power of fate
• La forza del destino (opera by Verdi); the force of destiny

noun:

• standard measurement for the distance between pillars in the Kansai area (approx. 197 cm) ➜ 田舎間
• Kyoto-size tatami mat (approx. 190 cm by 95 cm) ➜ 田舎間

noun:

• standard measurement for the distance between pillars in eastern Japan (approx. 182 cm) ➜ 京間
• Kanto-size tatami mat (approx. 176 cm by 88 cm) ➜ 京間

noun:

• style of haikai or haiku from the Tenmei era (based on a return to the style of Basho) ➜ 天明・蕉風
• style of comical tanka from the Tenmei era (popularized by Oota Nampo) ➜ 狂歌

noun:

• standard measurement for the distance between pillars in eastern Japan (approx. 182 cm) ➜ 田舎間
• Kanto-size tatami mat (approx. 176 cm by 88 cm) ➜ 田舎間

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to meet (someone of higher status) - humble language ➜ 会う・目にかかる
• to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); to be visible; to be seen; to be noticed - archaism

noun:

• knee dislocation
• making somebody's knees bend (by hitting them behind the knees with one's own knees)

noun:

• jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze)
• peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)

noun:

• smith's assistant; assistant who hammers in response to a master smith's signal
• large hammer (used by a smith's assistant)

expression:

• all is well that ends well; it will all come good in the end - proverb

noun:

• All's Well That Ends Well (play by Shakespeare)

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to color; to colour; to paint
• to touch up (by tracing the same image, letter, etc.)

noun:

• long interlude (in folk songs or koto music)
• wiles (e.g. used by a prostitute to lure customers); finesse; trick

noun:

• killing a would-be avenger
• having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be betrayed - idiom
• to be brought to grief (by an enemy); to be given a hard time - colloquialism - idiom

noun:

• long female underwear (from bloomers)
• shorts with elasticized cuffs (were used by women as sportswear) (elasticised); gym shorts - not ブルマーズ ➜ 体操服

expression / ichidan verb:

• to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to round out
• to polish (by rubbing)

noun:

• (possession of) one feudal domain and one castle; being independent (acting without compromise or assistance) - four character idiom
• establishing only one castle in each feudal domain (edict issued by the shogunate in 1615)

noun:

• fact; (a) truth
• realistic portrayal of an ordinary event (by a wise man) ［じつごと］ - in kabuki

noun / ~する noun:

• dependence; depending on
• possession (by a spirit, etc.)

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to redeem; to take out of pawn
• to buy a geisha or prostitute out of bondage (by paying off her debt to her employer) ➜ 身請け

noun:

• preface; introduction ➜ 前置き
• lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up
• payment in advance (by bank transfer) - abbreviation ➜ 前振込み
• swinging (one's body) forward

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to protect; to guard; to defend
• to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe; to obey; to follow