noun:

• tō-on; Tang reading; on reading of a kanji based on Song dynasty and later Chinese ➜ 呉音【ごおん】・漢音【かんおん】・唐【とう】

noun:

• first tone in old Chinese phonetics; level tone
• (of a Japanese accent) having a low, flat tone

noun:

• maternity leave; eight weeks of compulsory leave following childbirth, plus an optional further six weeks ➜ 産休
• paternity leave

noun:

• (school) class change; class shuffle; rearrangement of which students are in which teacher's class

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to become unworldly; to stop keeping up with social norms; to be out of touch with reality ➜ 世間離れ

~する verb (spec.) / intransitive verb:

• to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire) ➜ 滅びる

~する verb (spec.) / transitive:

• to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish ➜ 滅ぼす

noun:

• yellowtail tang (Zebrasoma xanthurum, species of Western Indian tang); purple tang; yellowtail surgeonfish

noun:

• leading wave (of a tsunami, i.e. when a wave crest reaches land before a trough) ➜ 引き波

noun:

• closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party; party to celebrate successful completion of a project

noun:

• female plant (esp. a woody plant); gynoecious plant ➜ 男木【おぎ】
• indented part of a wooden joint (in construction) ➜ 男木【おぎ】

noun:

• male plant (esp. a woody plant); androecious plant ➜ 女木
• tenoned part of a wooden joint (in construction) ➜ 女木

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to air; to dry; to desiccate
• to drain (off)
• to drink up
• to deprive of a role, job, etc. - usu. in the passive

noun:

• TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc. - From English "wide show"

noun:

• catalpa bow; spirit bow; bow used to summon spirits, made of Japanese cherry birch, catalpa, or other wood - Shintō term

~する verb (spec.):

• to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.)
• to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of

noun:

• primula (any flower of genus Primula, which includes primroses, cowslips and cyclamens)
• Siebold's primrose (Primula siebold)

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to set a high value on
• to take good care of; to look after

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize; to realise

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to jump; to leap ➜ 踊る
• to pound (of one's heart, i.e. with excitement); to throb
• to be messily written

noun:

• Heian-period pastry made of duck or goose eggs mixed with vegetables boiled and wrapped in mochi which is then cut into squares

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to know; to understand; to be aware of; to regard as; to take for
• to consent; to agree

~の noun:

• for two people; (work) of two; (meals) for two

~と adverb:

• with a clink; with a flop - onomatopoeia
• suddenly; all of a sudden - onomatopoeia ➜ ぱったり

noun / adverbial noun:

• (with) a flash of a drawn sword; brandishing a sword - four character idiom

noun:

• (an item of) electronic mail (e-mail); e-mail message ➜ 電子郵便