noun:

• the (one's) best pupil; the (one's) top disciple

noun:

• one's family and relatives; one's kith and kin - four character idiom

noun:

• mule (animal)
• mule (women's footwear)
• spinning mule; Compton's mule

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to show one's competence; to demonstrate one's skill

noun:

• Afele's fringefin goby (Eviota afelei); Afele's pygmy goby

noun:

• l'Hospital's rule; l'Hôpital's rule - Mathematics term

expression / ichidan verb:

• to show one's affection; to express one's love ➜ 思いを込めて・込める【こめる】・思い【おもい】

expression / adverb / ~の noun:

• beyond oneself; beyond one's ability; exceeding one's power

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to soothe one's soul; to raise one's spirits

noun:

• foolish plan
• (one's own) plan; one's modest proposal - humble language

noun:

• talking about one's misfortunes; tales of one's misfortunes - colloquialism

noun:

• incarcerating a criminal in a temple as a form of punishment (popular during the latter Muromachi and Azuchi-Momoyama periods) - obscure term ➜ 寺入り

noun:

• kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat - polite language - female language ➜ 炬燵【こたつ】

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to carry something out of a place
• to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
• to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject); to raise (an issue); to mention

noun:

• inner thigh

noun / ~する noun:

• (walking) pigeon-toed; one's toes turned inward ［うちまた］
• uchimata (judo); throwing an opponent by putting one's leg between their legs ［うちまた］

expression / ichidan verb:

• to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools ➜ 両天秤に掛ける

expression / ichidan verb:

• to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools ➜ 両天秤を掛ける

expression:

• Don't worry about it; There is nothing to fear; There is no need for anxiety; Everything is under control - four character idiom

conjunction:

• as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

conjunction:

• as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.) ➜ に連れて

expression / ichidan verb:

• to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to nail
• to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to strike (hard) ➜ 打付ける【ぶつける】
• to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling ➜ 打付ける【ぶつける】

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to take a meal; to have a meal; to catch a meal; to get grub; to grub; to break bread; to chow down; to eat dinner; to have a bite; to strap on a feed-bag

adverb / ~と adverb:

• sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back - onomatopoeia
• action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head - onomatopoeia

noun:

• wife (esp. one's own wife)
• court lady; female court attache; woman who served at the imperial palace ［にょうぼう・にゅうぼう］
• woman (esp. as a love interest) ［にょうぼう・にゅうぼう］ - archaism