noun / ~する noun:

• finding oneself; self-discovery; journey of self-discovery; search for self

godan ~う verb:

• to be able (to do); to be capable (of doing) ➜ 能わず【あたわず】・能う限り

expression / godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• absence; being away from home

noun / ~する noun:

• house-sitting; house-sitter

noun:

• being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting - usu. as お留守になる

noun:

• pair; couple; set
• antithesis ➜ 対句

counter:

• counter for items that come in pairs
• counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)

noun / ~する noun:

• lapse of memory; forgetting for a moment something one knows well; (something) slipping one's mind

adjectival noun / noun:

• lively; vigorous; energetic; healthy; avid (e.g. desire); rich (e.g. imagination)

suffix noun / adjectival noun:

• full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with

noun / ~する noun:

• insertion; letter drop
• things sent to a prisoner
• supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task

adverb / ~する noun:

• taken aback; surprised - onomatopoeia
• suddenly (realizing, understanding, becoming aware, etc.) - onomatopoeia
• quickly (of actions, changes, etc.) - onomatopoeia
• standing out; being showy; being gaudy - onomatopoeia

adjectival noun / ~の noun:

• (just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine) - four character idiom

noun:

• conventions to be followed in composing Japanese poetry; phraseology; diction ➜ 句形
• rules of grammar and syntax when reading kanbun in Japanese ➜ 句形

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention ➜ 相槌【あいづち】

noun:

• main course (of a formal meal)
• extremely high-grade Japanese meal served all at once (on a table with legs) - abbreviation ➜ 本膳料理

noun:

• word, phrase, or image that is perceived as showing or suggesting discrimination or prejudice against a person or group of people

noun:

• hanafuda; Japanese playing cards (12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower) ➜ 花札

expression:

• first verse of a nursery rhyme sung by children on cold days (similar to "It's Raining, It's Pouring")

noun:

• flower charcoal (whereby a flower, seed, branch, or other item of flora is carbonized as is, retaining its form)

noun:

• longnose surgeonfish (Zebrasoma rostratum, species of Eastern Central Pacific tang)

noun:

• someone (e.g. a woman) who is out of one's league; something beyond one's means

noun / ~の noun:

• having leaves and branches loaded with snow

noun:

• snow guard (to prevent snow from sliding off of a roof); snow stop ➜ 雪止め

adverb / ~する noun:

• refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (a weight) off one's shoulder - onomatopoeia ➜ すっきり
• (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly; in a refined manner - onomatopoeia

adjectival noun / ~の noun:

• crushed flat; flattened; squashed; flat-topped - onomatopoeia

noun:

• flat-chested girl - colloquialism - manga slang
• sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something - onomatopoeia

noun:

• chocolate surgeonfish (Acanthurus pyroferus, Indo-Pacific species of tang); mimic surgeonfish; orange-gilled surgeonfish

~の noun / adjectival noun / noun:

• at first glance poor, but on closer examination not too bad; crude but charming (of artwork, etc.); poorly made but captivating