noun:

• pine, bamboo and plum (together an auspicious grouping)
• high, middle and low (ranking); top, middle and bottom; upper, medium, lower; first, second and third (class) - from 松 down to 梅

noun / ~する noun:

• order (esp. to a number of people); command
• ritual of bowing at start and end of school class

noun:

• small amount of silk (i.e. only one foot of cloth)
• unimportant painting; trivial work of art

expression:

• kome hyappyo; (ideal of) enduring pain today for the sake of a better tomorrow; hundred sacks of rice [literal] - idiom

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to make a mistake; to commit an error; to commit a fault

godan ~す verb:

• to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go beserk

noun:

• steward in charge of the affairs of nobles of the third rank and higher (from the middle of the Heian period)
• administrative position (Kamakura and Muromachi periods) ➜ 政所

noun:

• sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve ➜ 袂を分かつ
• vicinity (esp. of a bridge)
• foot of a mountain; base of a mountain

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to establish oneself in life; to achieve success; to reach a high position
• to begin life (as an adult); to step out into the world

noun:

• moon-viewing on either the night of the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunisolar calendar or on the night of the 13th day of the 9th month of the lunisolar calendar, but not both nights

noun:

• doorstop interview; doorstep interview; on-the-move interview; informal interview in which reporters surround a public figure and prod him for an off-the-cuff response

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to have readied a bow and stand at ready; to watch for an opportunity; to bide one's time; to wait until the time is ripe ➜ 満を持する

noun:

• fixed game; bid-rigging; put-up job; contest in which the victor is practically known beforehand (e.g. due to unfair conditions or an obvious difference in strength) - from 出来合いのレース - abbreviation

noun:

• black hair that has been dyed blond after the roots begin to grow in at the top giving an appearance much like custard pudding; pudding head [literal] - colloquialism

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; junction; joining
• union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging; coming together

noun:

• envoy; diplomat below the rank of ambassador (e.g. deputy chief of mission, charge d'affaires); minister (of legation)

noun:

• Gamblea innovans (species of deciduous tree)
• extremely spicy form of chili pepper ➜ 唐辛子
• variety of high-quality green tea

expression / noun:

• mono no aware; appreciation of the fleeting nature of beauty; pathos of things; strong aesthetic sense

noun:

• var. of mochi made from a mixture of rice flour and sweet bean paste (famous product of Kagoshima)

noun:

• projecting part (of a headland, etc.) ［出っ鼻］ ➜ 出鼻
• moment of departure; (on the) point of going out ➜ 出端
• outset; start; beginning ➜ 出端

noun:

• social organisation for people originating from the same town, village, or island who live in an urban center far from home (predominantly used by people from Okinawa)

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)

~の noun / noun:

• once in an emperor's reign; event that takes place only once in a sovereign's reign - four character idiom