expression / ichidan verb:

• to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail ➜ 出る【でる】

noun:

• arraying a number of reference books in order to compose poetry; literary composition crammed with maxims, ancient episodes, legends, etc.
• otters lining a catch of fish on a river bank; (people) making offerings (esp. of fish) - orig. meaning

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to hit somebody where they least expect it; to take revenge on someone in an unlikely place; to get revenge on someone in a different contest - idiom

expression:

• like water off a duck's back; water on a frog's face [literal]

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to lurk on a forum; to read a forum without posting messages - from ロム: Read-Only Member - slang ➜ ＲＯＭ【ロム】

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to hang over; to cover
• to take on a responsibility; to become a burden

noun:

• exegesis; explanation of a text; commentary on a text
• study of biblical interpretation

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to hang over; to cover
• to take on a responsibility; to become a burden

expression:

• pull yourself together; get a grip; get a hold of yourself; come on

noun:

• Ten'ichijin; Nakagami; god of fortune in Onmyōdō who descends to the northeast on the 46th day of the sexagenary cycle and completes a clockwise circuit, spending five days on each cardinal point and six days on each ordinal point, returning to heaven from the north on the 30th day of the next sexagenary cycle; travelling in the direction of Ten'ichijin is considered unlucky ➜ 陰陽道・己酉・癸巳

noun:

• one square on a grid; one cell of a grid

noun:

• congratulations on entering a school; gift to someone entering a school

noun:

• scattering
• leaflets - esp. チラシ - usually written using kana alone
• sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top - abbreviation ➜ 散らし寿司
• writing in an irregular hand - abbreviation ➜ 散らし書き

noun:

• ballast; heavy material placed low to improve a vessel's stability
• ballast; crushed stone, gravel, etc. used on a roadbed or railway track

noun:

• kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc. - Food term

noun / ~する noun:

• taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon
• taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride

noun:

• waste-water port (of a dam, sewer, etc.); freeing port (on a ship)
• water hose outlet (for firefighting)

noun:

• title of a scripture or sacred text (e.g. Buddhist sutra)
• title on a scroll or rolled book ➜ 巻き物【まきもの】

noun:

• shrine ritual held with the first two months of the year to forecast (or pray for) a successful harvest
• seasonal planting of rice on a field affiliated with a shrine

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to step on; to tread on; to trample on
• to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to visit
• to experience; to undergo
• to follow (rules, principles, etc.); to go through (e.g. formalities); to complete
• to estimate; to guess; to judge; to value; to appraise
• to rhyme ➜ 韻を踏む
• to succeed to (e.g. the throne)

expression:

• a man's word is his bond; a man does not go back on what he's said - proverb ➜ 二言【にごん】

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)

noun:

• Heian-period ceremony where a newlywed groom and bride eat a rice-cake on the third night after the wedding ceremony ➜ 三日の餅

noun / ~する noun:

• going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building)
• receiving a flood of critical comments on an online article, blog post, etc.

noun / ~する noun:

• shooting (a ball); shot (on basket, at goal, etc.) - Sports term

noun:

• shoot (of a tree or plant)
• chute
• shuuto; shootball; type of pitch commonly used in Japan - Baseball term