noun / ~する noun:

• being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to

expression:

• there being no backing out; gone too far to retreat

noun:

• open three-of-a-kind (meld); three-of-a-kind made with a tile called from another player - Mahjong term ➜ 刻子・明刻子

expression / noun:

• perverseness; obstinacy; something unreasonable (like pushing a cart from the side (instead of from behind)) ➜ 横車を押す

noun:

• side wheel throw (judo)

adverb:

• crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling - onomatopoeia

noun:

• large sound of unknown source heard on a forested mountain - from the idea that such sounds came from trees being felled by tengu ➜ 天狗

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• being in a hazy state; being only half conscious; feeling dopey - four character idiom

expression:

• something that cannot be done no matter how hard one tries (and is slightly frustrating because of this); eye drops from the second floor [literal] - idiom

noun:

• young man of conscription age who has not yet undergone military training - archaism
• man with no title and no rank (under the ritsuryo system); commoner - archaism
• servant dressed in a white uniform who carries objects for his master ［はくちょう］ - archaism ➜ 白張

noun:

• determining a speaker's true or hidden meaning; determining a speaker's intentions from his manner of speech - esp. 口裏
• divining good or bad luck from listening to someone - esp. 口占 - archaism

noun / ~する noun:

• notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration)
• being well versed (in something) ➜ 精通

expression / noun:

• loop; shape of a hiragana "no"

noun:

• elitism; idea of being part of a chosen people ➜ 選民

noun:

• call of a wild goose
• wild goose (esp. a lesser white-fronted goose, Anser erythropus) - usually written using kana alone
• tea made from twigs of high-quality tea plants (esp. gyokuro); high-grade kukicha (esp. from gyokuro) ➜ 茎茶・玉露

godan ~つ verb / intransitive verb:

• to give an address (before a large number of people); to give a forceful speech

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem
• to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone

expression:

• there is no love like a father's; no child knows how dear he is to his parents - proverb

noun / ~の noun:

• being stark-naked
• having no possessions; losing all one's belongings

noun:

• being a jack of all trades and master of none

noun:

• being a jack of all trades and master of none ➜ 螻蛄才

noun:

• style of haikai or haiku from the Tenmei era (based on a return to the style of Basho) ➜ 天明・蕉風
• style of comical tanka from the Tenmei era (popularized by Oota Nampo) ➜ 狂歌

counter:

• counter for ships (large boats)
• counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen)
• counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise

expression:

• would be a waste of words; would be a waste of breath; there's no point in saying

noun:

• standing on the balls of the feet; unsteady step
• being unsettled; being restless; being ready to flee
• high volatility (in the market); severe fluctuation - Finance term