noun:

• carrying a disease

noun:

• woman with a turbulent love life; woman always having man trouble

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to attack all in a bunch; to attack all at once

noun / ~する noun:

• entering a track (of a train); arrival of a train (at a platform)
• passing the post (horseracing); crossing the finish line

noun:

• business center of a city (centre)
• business center of a hotel (providing fax & copy services, etc.)

noun:

• irregular conjugation (inflection, declension) of a limited number of verbs ending in "ru" (in written Japanese) - abbreviation ➜ ラ行変格活用

noun:

• a quarterly (magazine) ➜ 季刊雑誌

noun:

• type of double weave that produces a tube-shaped cloth; hollow weaving; double weaving

expression / ichidan verb:

• to take a breather ➜ 一息

expression:

• if two ride upon a horse, one must sit behind; when Greek meets Greek, then comes the tug of war; two great rivals cannot coexist - proverb

noun:

• abbreviation used in a telegram

noun:

• name of a god
• name of a shrine

expression:

• half a loaf is better than none; even a dead tree adds to the interest of a mountain [literal] - proverb

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to undertake a duty

noun:

• winning hand composed of two sets of two identical chows plus a pair - Mahjong term ➜ 一盃口【イーペーコー】

noun:

• inspection of a completed facility (esp. of radio stations as required under Japanese law); completion inspection

noun / ~する noun:

• studying for a test

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

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

noun:

• in and about a kitchen; family circumstances

noun:

• New Year food for entertaining a guest served in multilayered lacquered boxes
• Kansai New Year decoration (made from food) - Edo name - archaism ➜ 蓬莱飾り【ほうらいかざり】

noun:

• cheap lodging or flophouse, especially in a skid row area or slum

noun:

• sharpening with a rough grindstone; rough sharpening ➜ 粗砥

noun:

• short, padded coat that covers someone and a baby on their back

noun / ~する noun:

• putting a name (self, company, etc.) on something (e.g. engraving, printing, etc.)

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to spin a top