noun:

• row of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "i" - Linguistics term ➜ 五十音

noun:

• row of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "u" - Linguistics term ➜ 五十音

noun:

• row of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "e" - Linguistics term ➜ 五十音

noun:

• row of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "o" - Linguistics term ➜ 五十音

expression:

• don't believe everything you hear; what is a paradise on hearsay maybe a hell at sight [literal] - proverb

godan ~む verb:

• to carry on one's back
• to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)

noun:

• breaking up a match (on the decision of the referee, in boxing, etc.) - From English "referee stop"

noun:

• stile; doorjamb; doorpost; vertical frame element on the left or right of a door or window

noun:

• buildings on the east and west side of the southern pond (in traditional palatial-style architecture) ➜ 寝殿造り

noun:

• kimono with completely attached sleeves (i.e. lacking an opening on the side under the armpit) ➜ 八つ口

noun:

• over-demanding parent; parent who makes selfish and unreasonable demands on behalf of their child - abbreviation - From English "monster parent" ➜ モンスターペアレント

noun:

• newspaper article where the journalist gives their own opinions, etc. on a particular topic; op-ed article

noun:

• paid volunteer work (e.g. on a farm); work which is not done primarily to earn money - from ボランティア and アルバイト - abbreviation

noun:

• lotus position (meditation and yoga posture); padmasana; sitting with legs crossed and feet placed on opposing thighs - abbreviation ➜ 結跏趺坐【けっかふざ】

noun / ~の noun:

• seitai; manipulative therapy based on Chinese and Japanese traditions, and encompassing osteopathy, massage and chiropractic

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to screw up; to put the screws on (a person)
• to constrict (someone, something)

noun:

• unauthorized travel; riding without a valid ticket (e.g. on a train); stealing a ride

noun:

• stone placed on railway track (by children)
• decorative garden stone
• handicap stone (in go) ➜ 置き碁【おきご】

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to confess (one's love); to propose (marriage); to ask out (on a date) - from 告白する - slang ➜ 告白

noun / adverb:

• with that; on that note; altogether; ending at that point; cut off there ➜ それっ切り

noun / adverb:

• no more than that; with that; on that note; altogether - stronger version of それきり ➜ それ切り
• since then; ending there

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to keep one's feet on the ground; to be down to earth - idiom

noun:

• involuntary upgrade; operational upgrade; free upgrade to business or first class on an overbooked flight - abbreviation ➜ インボランタリーアップグレード

noun:

• muscle; tendon; sinew
• vein; artery
• fiber; fibre; string
• line; stripe; streak
• reason; logic ➜ 筋が通る
• plot; storyline
• lineage; descent
• school (e.g. of scholarship or arts)
• aptitude; talent
• source (of information, etc.); circle; channel
• well-informed person (in a transaction)
• logical move (in go, shogi, etc.)
• ninth vertical line - Shōgi term
• seam on a helmet
• gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.) - abbreviation ➜ 筋蒲鉾
• social position; status - archaism

suffix noun / noun / ~の noun:

• on (a river, road, etc.); along

suffix / counter:

• counter for long thin things; counter for roads or blocks when giving directions
• (Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency) - archaism

noun / suffix noun:

• gate
• branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master ［もん］
• division; phylum ［もん］ - Biology term

counter:

• counter for cannons ［もん］