expression:

• a diamond on a dunghill is still a diamond; quality is quality; an old eagle is better than a young crow; even if it's rotten, it's still sea bream [literal] - proverb

noun:

• member (of a group led by a kumigashira); member (of a fire brigade)
• muntin; mullion; member; fret

noun / suffix noun / counter:

• serving (of food); helping

noun:

• chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce - abbreviation ➜ 盛り蕎麦

expression:

• (bringing up a child) with greatest care pampering (him, her) with material comforts of a rich family; (being brought up) in a hothouse atmosphere - four character idiom

noun:

• sake sold in a cup rather than a bottle; drinking sake from a regular-size cup rather than from a small sake cup

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to join a household (as a housewife or househusband); to become a housewife; to become a househusband

noun:

• journey; course; distance; march; flight; drive; leg (of a journey, relay race, etc.)
• itinerary
• stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to redraw (a line)
• to catch (a cold) again
• to consult (a reference) again

noun:

• sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve ➜ 袂を分かつ
• vicinity (esp. of a bridge)
• foot of a mountain; base of a mountain

noun:

• jar; pot; vase
• dice cup
• depression (i.e. the basin of a waterfall)
• target (when aiming an arrow) - archaism
• (figurative) bull's-eye - usually written using kana alone ➜ 思うつぼ
• key point (of a conversation, etc.) - usually written using kana alone
• acupuncture point; moxibustion point - usually written using kana alone
• nodes on a fingerboard (of a shamisen, etc.) - often ツボ - usually written using kana alone

noun:

• flock from a vine-seed weed, used for face powder, and believed to promote desire and happiness
• animal from popular folklore with a white fluffy down made from dandelions and a rabbit's tail resembling a fluffy hairball

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to receive (e.g. a title)
• to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent)
• to be blessed (e.g. with a child)
• to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)

noun / suffix:

• (a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke)
• remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
• forty-five degree angle ［留め］

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to have a nightmare
• to make a noise during a nightmare

expression / godan -いく／-ゆく verb (spec.):

• to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family) ➜ 嫁ぐ【とつぐ】

~の noun / noun:

• totally at a loss; lose one's bearings; in a maze; in a fog; all at sea; up in the air; mystified; bewildered - four character idiom

noun / suffix noun:

• edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road) - sometimes べり as a suffix
• rim; brim; hem; margin; fringe; selvage
• fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging

adverb / ~と adverb:

• with a whack; with a thump - onomatopoeia ➜ ぽかん
• openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; gaping; flabbergasted - onomatopoeia ➜ ぽかん
• vacantly; blankly; absentmindedly - onomatopoeia ➜ ぽかん
• gaping (of a hole, etc.); suddenly opening - onomatopoeia

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to put in; to let in; to take in; to bring in; to insert; to set (a jewel, etc.); to ink in (e.g. a tattoo)
• to admit; to accept; to employ; to hire
• to accept; to comply; to grant; to adopt (a policy, etc.); to take (advice, etc.); to listen to; to pay attention to - esp. 容れる
• to include
• to pay (one's rent, etc.)
• to cast (a vote)
• to make (tea, coffee, etc.) ➜ 淹れる
• to turn on (a switch, etc.)
• to send (a fax); to call

noun:

• mirror-shaped mochi, usu. a pair stacked in order of size with a daidai on top, used as a New Year offering, then cut and eaten on January 11.

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)

noun / ~する noun:

• failing to win an electoral seat in a single-member constituency, but winning a seat in a proportionally represented constituency

noun:

• open three-of-a-kind (meld); three-of-a-kind made with a tile called from another player - Mahjong term ➜ 刻子

noun / counter:

• swing; shake; wave; swinging

noun:

• appearance; behaviour - usually written using kana alone
• pretence (pretense); show; pretending (to) - oft. after a noun+の or verb in the dictionary form - usually written using kana alone ➜ 振りをする

noun / ~の noun:

• going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction - usually written using kana alone

noun:

• move (dance); postures
• lead in (e.g. to a running joke, asking a question); lead up - oft. as フリ - usually written using kana alone ➜ 前振り
• unsewn part of a hanging sleeve on a traditional Japanese woman's garment

suffix / counter:

• counter for swords, blades, etc.

noun:

• not wearing underwear or pants - archaism

noun:

• official size of a tatami mat for measuring room size (esp. a Kyoto-size tatami mat) ➜ 京間
• basic rhythm (in traditional Japanese music) - Music term
• room (in a brothel) of a prostitute of the highest rank - archaism