noun:

• soryo system; organization of regional landholding families based on divided inheritance under the leadership of a main heir, usu. the eldest son (Kamakura period)

noun:

• note written on the reverse of the right side of an ancient document (memorandum or explanation of the contents) - archaism

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to be on everyone's lips; to be well-known; to be famous

noun:

• defeat; loss; losing (a game)

suffix:

• failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.) ➜ 名前負け【なまえまけ】

noun:

• discount; loss (on a sale)

expression:

• which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)

expression:

• like begets like; the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; eggplants don't grow on gourd vines [literal] - proverb

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes
• to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on

noun:

• (in Japan) 6th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. G) ➜ 十二律・仲呂
• (in gagaku) scale similar to Mixolydian mode on G ➜ 呂旋・六調子

expression:

• which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ... ➜ そう言えば【そういえば】

godan ~く verb:

• to refuse to compromise (on quality, etc.); to be fastidious about doing things the right way through to the end

expression:

• you can't rely on parents and money to stay around forever; money comes and goes; so do parents - proverb

expression / ichidan verb:

• to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to roast - idiom ➜ 灸を据える
• to burn moxa on the skin - orig. meaning ➜ 灸を据える

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind - idiom

expression / ichidan verb:

• to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to roast - idiom
• to burn moxa on the skin - orig. meaning

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on

ichidan verb:

• to trouble with questions; to embarrass; to put out; to put on the spot; to inconvenience

expression / ichidan verb:

• to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to round out
• to polish (by rubbing)

noun:

• blue film; early (1950s-) type of hardcore pornographic film usually filmed on 8 or 16mm film and often in black market circulation

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious

expression:

• if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side

noun / ~する noun / adjectival noun:

• rudeness; impoliteness; disrespect; impertinence

noun / ~する noun:

• leaving; going (on one's way); saying goodbye
• taking without permission; stealing; pinching; pilfering

interjection:

• My apologies; I must be going now; So long - male language

noun:

• aphid; plant louse
• cockroach - Kansai dialect ➜ ゴキブリ
• Japanese house bat (Pipistrellus abramus) - obscure term ➜ 油蝙蝠
• hanger-on; parasite
• visitor to a red-light district who's only there to look - archaism

noun:

• endpaper (of a book); end-paper
• facing (material sewn on the inside edge of a garment)
• looking back; triumphing over (a rival) ➜ 見返す

noun:

• Red and White singing contest; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)