noun:

• bemoaning the frustration of reaching truth (for surplus of academic paths); being at a loss

noun:

• partner (esp. in manzai); companion ［相方］ ➜ 漫才
• partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)

noun:

• euphoria experienced by college students or workplace recruits at the beginning of school or work ➜ 五月病・六月病

expression / ichidan verb:

• to put a damper on proceedings (e.g. at a meeting or party, etc.)

noun:

• New Ainu Law (passed in 1997, aiming at promoting and protecting Ainu culture)

noun:

• kanji "leg" or "foot" radical at left
• being (too) late; the past; the previous ［あとへん］

noun:

• soot-colored bamboo (coloured)
• bamboo duster (with the leaves still attached at one end) ➜ すす払い

noun:

• person at a public bath in charge of heating the water and filling the baths

noun:

• fight in which things are thrown at each other (e.g. pie fight)
• pitching duel - Baseball term

noun:

• place where one can view a vast number of cherry blossom trees at a glance - esp. 吉野山 in Nara

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at

noun:

• natto made by a temple and given to supporters at the end of the year

noun:

• natto made by a temple and given to supporters at the end of the year ➜ 寺納豆

noun:

• natto made by a temple and given to supporters at the end of the year ➜ 寺納豆

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to place (in someone's custody); to entrust (someone) with; to deposit
• to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to let (someone) decide
• to lean on; to put one's weight on

adjectival noun:

• safe; secure; sound; problem-free; without fear; all right; alright; OK; okay

adverb:

• certainly; surely; undoubtedly

interjection / adjectival noun:

• no thanks; I'm good; that's alright - colloquialism

noun:

• great man; fine figure of a man ［だいじょうぶ］ - archaism ➜ 大丈夫【だいじょうふ】

expression / adverb:

• in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up

expression:

• order's up; one order ready; coming up; your order is ready
• problem solved; one down; all done

noun:

• tea (usu. green) - polite language ➜ 茶
• tea break (at work)
• tea ceremony ➜ 茶の湯

interjection:

• look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!

noun:

• regular train; local train; train that stops at every station

noun:

• apparatus gymnastics; gymnastics (esp. at school); exercise using gymnastics equipment

noun:

• regular train; local train; train that stops at every station ➜ 普通列車

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing