noun:

• classical form of i-adjective inflection (easily recognized by its attributive form ending in "ki" and predicative form ending in "shi")

noun:

• classical form of i-adjective inflection (easily recognized by its attributive form ending in "shiki" and predicative form ending in "shi")

noun:

• zip fastener; zipper; zip - poss. from 巾着 (きんちゃく)
• chuck (device for holding a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill)

noun:

• cut paper; paper cut in half; paper scrap; the art of cutting paper (in contrast to origami)

noun:

• stir-frying then boiling in liquid sauce; food that has been stir-fried and boiled in liquid sauce

expression / adverb:

• with great relief; as if meeting a friend in need; as if having met a Buddha in hell [literal] - idiom

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude

noun:

• collapsing in the middle of a bout - Sumo term
• breaking down (while in the middle of something); faltering halfway

noun:

• supplementary kanji; 5,801 kanji coded in JIS X 0212 to supplement those in JIS X 0208 - IT term

noun:

• box in which ashes of the deceased are kept; box in which a funerary urn is kept

noun:

• resting one's chin in one's hands ➜ 頬杖をつく
• brace (in construction); angle brace ［ほおづえ］ ➜ 方杖

noun:

• paper-covered folded fan used in noh and storytelling
• paper fan used in slapstick comedy ［はりせん］ ➜ ハリセン

noun:

• rock (in rock, paper, scissors game) ➜ じゃん拳・グー

adverb / noun:

• sound made through constricted throat - onomatopoeia ➜ ぐうの音も出ない
• sound made in suffering or under adversity - onomatopoeia

~の noun / noun:

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

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to rest in peace; to attain eternal rest - usu. neg. ➜ 浮かばれない【うかばれない】
• to gain recognition; to get on in the world

expression:

• in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another

noun / ~する noun:

• scoring the first point; winning the first game ［せんしょう］

noun:

• lucky day in the morning, but not in the afternoon ➜ 六曜

adverb:

• in itself; as it is; in its own way; as suits the occasion ➜ 形【なり】
• within its capacity; within limitations

noun:

• three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in, and Nakanoin or Koga)
• three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito) ➜ 御三家

noun:

• stir-frying then boiling in liquid sauce; food that has been stir-fried and boiled in liquid sauce - Ryūkyū dialect ➜ 炒め煮

adverb:

• sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course; in time

~する noun:

• to contact; to get in touch - honorific language ➜ 連絡

noun:

• contacting; getting in touch; communication; (your) call; (your) message ➜ 連絡

godan ~む verb:

• to get stuck in; to be mired in
• to be addicted to

noun:

• being absorbed in writing popular novels (cheap fiction); being absorbed in writing something to amuse oneself - four character idiom

noun / ~の noun:

• eventful times for the nation; the nation being in turmoil; the storm clouds gathering in the land - four character idiom