expression / adjective:

• is unlucky ➜ 運の悪い

expression / ichidan verb:

• ... is considered to ...

expression:

• be; is - polite copula - polite language ➜ である

expression:

• be; is - polite copula - archaism - polite language ➜ で御座います

auxiliary:

• be; is - semi-polite copula - abbreviation ➜ です

expression:

• is that so? ➜ そうなんです・そうなんですけどねぇ

auxiliary:

• not - from 〜ずあり; used after a -nai stem - archaism

expression:

• is; are - from 〜ぞあり; usu. as 〜にざりける

copula:

• be; is - used in place of the plain copula だ when attributing an utterance to a Korean; oft. derog. - humorous term - slang - From Korean ➜ だ

copula:

• be; is - used in place of the plain copula だ when attributing an utterance to a Chinese person - humorous term - colloquialism - From Korean

noun:

• lesson learned from someone's else mistake; object lesson; food for thought; stones from other mountains (can be used to polish one's own gems) [literal] - idiom ➜ 他山の石以て玉を攻むべし

godan ~ぶ verb / transitive:

• to call out (to); to call; to invoke
• to summon (a doctor, etc.)
• to invite
• to designate; to name; to brand
• to garner (support, etc.); to gather
• to take as one's wife - archaism ➜ 娶る

noun:

• using a meat ax when a knife would suffice; taking a sledgehammer to crack a nut; using a grand-scale measure (a massive instrument) to deal with an insignificant problem

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to stuff into; to jam; to cram; to pack; to fill; to plug; to stop up

ichidan verb / transitive / intransitive verb:

• to shorten; to move closer together

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to reduce (spending); to conserve

ichidan verb / transitive / intransitive verb:

• to focus intently on; to strain oneself to do - usu. as 根を詰める ➜ 根を詰める

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to work out (details)

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to be on duty; to be stationed

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to corner (esp. an opponent's king in shogi); to trap; to checkmate
• to cut off (one's finger as an act of apology); to catch (one's finger in a door, etc.) - the meaning "to catch one's finger" is predominantly used in Kansai ➜ 指を詰める

suffix / ichidan verb:

• to continue ...; to keep doing ... without a break
• to do ... completely; to do ... thoroughly
• to force someone into a difficult situation by ...

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to slip into for the purposes of sex (e.g. lover's house, hotel, red light district, etc.); to shack up with
• to shut oneself away at home (due to lack of money)

noun:

• female help; female labor; female labour ➜ 男手【おとこで】
• woman's handwriting ➜ 男手【おとこで】
• hiragana - archaism ➜ 男手【おとこで】

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan - Sumo term
• to be declared the winner - idiom

noun:

• trainer (someone who works with sports athletes)
• sweatshirt - From English "trainer"

noun / ~する noun:

• lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger

noun:

• young man who becomes famous overnight - From English "Cinderella boy" ➜ シンデレラガール

noun:

• spaceman ➜ 宇宙飛行士【うちゅうひこうし】
• person who works with advertisements in trains, stations, etc. - From English "space man"

noun:

• layer
• cosplayer (someone who participates in cosplay); cosplayers ［レイヤー］ - colloquialism - abbreviation ➜ コスプレイヤー

noun:

• child who has returned to his or her country; returnee

noun:

• friend who guides one to Buddhism through teaching ➜ 悪知識

noun:

• switchman; pointsman; rail transport worker who operated railway switches (points)

noun:

• person who makes someone else appear better; foil