noun:

• hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village
• legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La

expression:

• to be unable to accomplish something because one has chosen the wrong method; to ask for the impossible; to look for fish by climbing a tree (Mencius) [literal] - variant of 木に縁りて... - proverb ➜ 木に縁りて魚を求む【きによりてうおをもとむ】

noun:

• double-sided wait (for one's last tile); wait for either of two different tiles to complete a chow which will finish one's hand - Mahjong term

noun:

• double-sided wait (for one's last tile); wait for either of two different tiles to complete a chow which will finish one's hand - Mahjong term ➜ 両面待ち【リャンメンまち】

noun / ~する noun:

• begging for one's life; pleading for one's life

expression:

• there's always room for dessert; there's another stomach for dessert [literal]

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• (for an object) to be shiny; to be glossy
• (for a woman) to be alluring; to look sexy

conjunction:

• for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of
• because of; as a result of

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to plan; to attempt; to devise
• to plot; to conspire; to scheme - esp. 謀る
• to aim for; to strive for; to work towards; to seek ［図る］
• to deceive; to trick; to take in ［謀る］

noun / suffix noun:

• lattice - Mathematics term

noun / suffix noun / counter:

• counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish)
• handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows)

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for

counter:

• counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi - read as "ka" ➜ 箇【か】
• counter for articles - read as "ko" ➜ 個【こ】

particle:

• indicates possessive (esp. in place names) - read as "ga" ➜ が

noun:

• article not for sale; Not for sale

noun:

• being unfit for duty in the former Japanese military (due to failing the conscription physical); person who is unfit for military duty

noun:

• bad deed which ultimately results in the creation of a good Buddhist - Buddhism term
• older person conducting a funeral service for a younger relative, in particular, a parent for a child

adjectival noun / noun:

• big; large; drastic; substantial Antonym: 小幅

noun:

• full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing) ➜ 小幅・中幅

noun:

• married couple; spouses; husband and wife; couple; pair

prefix noun:

• his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman) ［めおと］ ➜ 夫婦茶碗

godan ~す verb / ~す verb (precursor to modern する) / intransitive verb:

• to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set
• to expect; to hope for; to look forward to; to foresee; to anticipate
• to resolve (to do); to decide upon; to prepare for; to promise; to pledge

expression:

• thanks for taking care of me; thanks for taking care of my loved one

expression / adjective:

• unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age

~する verb (spec.) / intransitive verb:

• to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set ［きする］ ➜ 期す
• to expect; to hope for; to look forward to; to foresee; to anticipate ➜ 期す
• to resolve (to do); to decide upon; to prepare for; to promise; to pledge ➜ 期す

noun:

• request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person

noun:

• Institute for the Study of Western Books (Edo period); Institute for the Investigation of Foreign Books

noun:

• red eboshi (headgear worn by Japanese men prior to and during the Edo period, which was ordinarily black in color) ➜ 亭主の好きな赤烏帽子
• metaphor for an odd item or having a taste for such an item

expression:

• just as it is reassuring to have a companion when traveling, it is important for us to care for each other as we pass through this life