expression:

• according to; by (means of); due to; because of

~と adverb:

• drip; fall drop-by-drop - onomatopoeia
• suddenly (of drops of water)

noun:

• Ogura Anthology of One Hundred Tanka by One Hundred Poets

expression:

• according to; by (means of); due to; because of ➜ によって

expression:

• through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of

godan ~る verb:

• to be about to go; to start going; to pass by

noun:

• Yokoyama Shinto (Edo-period Shinto sect promoted by Masae Yokoyama)

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to follow in order; to go through step-by-step ➜ 順を追って

noun:

• Japanese company active abroad; company partly funded by Japanese nationals

expression:

• if you do a favor for somebody, you will get a return favor; if a fish is friendly toward water, water will be kind to the fish too [literal]; mutual back-scratching - proverb

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by

noun / ~の noun:

• canopy; dome
• priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests ➜ 虚無僧

adverb:

• far off; in the distance; long ago; far; by far; far and away

noun / ~の noun:

• invisible writing revealed by applying heat; writing done in invisible ink

noun:

• spring sludge; spring mud (caused by the melting of the snow); (muddy) slush

noun:

• dying wish; wish by dying person to be carried out after their death

noun:

• popular diplomacy; public diplomacy; people's diplomacy; diplomacy carried out by non-government officials

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on

noun:

• millionaire ［ちょうじゃ］
• one's superior; one's elder; one's senior
• virtuous and gentle person - archaism
• female owner of a whorehouse in a post town ［ちょうじゃ］ - archaism
• chief of a post town ［ちょうじゃ］ - archaism ➜ 宿駅

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame)
• to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to elaborate; to work out
• to train; to drill; to exercise
• to gloss (silk); to soften; to degum ［練る］
• to tan (leather)
• to temper (steel) - also written as 錬る

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to walk in procession; to parade; to march - also written as 邌る

noun:

• human (in Ainu); one's fellow man; kin; comrade - From Ainu
• self-referential term used by the Ainu about their people ➜ アイヌ

noun:

• type of dancing and shouting performed by fans at concerts (usu. idol concerts)

noun:

• woman who earns her living by entertaining with song, dance and playing the shamisen; geisha who sings at parties

noun:

• dark blue gem allowing one to recall memories when stroked with one's hand (allegedly possessed by Zhang Yue)

noun:

• standing by at home (e.g. to prevent the spread of illness)
• being on furlough; being temporarily laid off