noun:

• irregular conjugation (inflection, declension) of verbs ending in "nu" (in written Japanese) - Linguistics term

noun:

• irregular conjugation (inflection, declension) of verbs ending in "nu" (in written Japanese) - abbreviation ➜ ナ行変格活用

noun:

• growth hormone (esp. somatotropin in animals and auxins in plants)

noun / ~する noun:

• trot; half run; jog

noun:

• girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family

noun:

• torture in which the victim is bound and placed in a tub of snakes

expression:

• scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling

noun:

• coupling
• shipping; pairing of characters in a romantic relationship (in fan fiction, manga, etc.)

noun:

• civil service competitive examination for some positions in the public education system in France - From French "agregation"

noun:

• Protectorate General of Beiting; Tang-period Chinese office established in Xinjiang in 702 CE ➜ 都護府

noun:

• woman in waiting in the inner part of a lord's mansion (Edo period) - archaism ➜ 御殿女中

noun:

• waiting in front of a temple to be accepted for training (in Zen Buddhism) - Buddhism term

suffix:

• first doing of ... (ever, in one's life, in the new year, etc.) - after the -masu stem of a verb

noun:

• washing of bones before placing them in a bone storage urn (esp. in Okinawa) ➜ 厨子

noun:

• dust, etc. that gathers in the bottoms of sleeves (esp. in Japanese traditional clothing)

expression:

• nowhere in sight; seems to be no prospect; up in the air - usu. as ～のめどが立たない, etc. ➜ めどが立つ【めどがたつ】

expression:

• nowhere in sight; seems to be no prospect; up in the air - usu. as ～のめどが立たず, etc. ➜ めどが立つ【めどがたつ】・めどが立たない

noun:

• card to pick up (in card games); card that is picked up by players instead of read (in karuta); card printed with the second half of a poem (in karuta) ➜ 読み札

expression / ichidan verb:

• to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice - usu. as 口をそろえて

noun:

• variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; for haori: at least 7.27 m in length; for other clothes: at least 6.06 m in length
• 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres)
• six ken (10.91 m)

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to wrap up; to tuck in; to pack; to do up; to cover with; to dress in

godan ~む verb:

• to conceal; to hide; to be engulfed in; to be enveloped by

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom

~する verb (spec.) / intransitive verb:

• to contribute; to play a part in; to have a hand in; to be conducive to; to be instrumental in
• to finance

noun:

• make-or-break game in a go or shogi tournament
• ozeki-ranked wrestler being in danger of losing his rank if he fails to win 8 or more bouts in a 15-day tournament - Sumo term

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to live; to exist
• to make a living; to subsist
• to be in effect; to be in use; to function
• to come to life; to be enlivened
• to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)

noun:

• joint; knuckle
• tune; melody
• knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
• part; notable characteristic ➜ 思い当たるふしがある