expression:

• you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only

noun:

• mirror-shaped mochi, usu. a pair stacked in order of size with a daidai on top, used as a New Year offering, then cut and eaten on January 11.

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)

noun / ~する noun:

• failing to win an electoral seat in a single-member constituency, but winning a seat in a proportionally represented constituency

noun:

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

adverb:

• with a clang; with a bang; with a crash

~の noun / adjectival noun:

• a little tight; a little snug ➜ きつい
• a little harsh ➜ きつい・きつい

noun / ~の noun:

• after a bath; after taking a bath ➜ 浴後

noun:

• large towel used after taking a bath; yukata worn after taking a bath ➜ 浴衣

noun:

• goldfish with a shrimp-like tail ［えびお］
• head of a shamisen or lute (bent back like a shrimp's tail)

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

adverbial noun / noun:

• limit; limits; bounds
• degree; extent; scope
• as far as possible; as much as possible; to the best of one's ability; very much
• unless (after neg. verb)
• the end; the last

suffix:

• as long as; only

noun:

• first time; first innings; initial attempt

~の noun:

• first; initial ➜ 第一回

noun:

• drawing a tile from the wall - Mahjong term - From Chinese
• win with a self-drawn tile - Mahjong term
• winning off a self-drawn tile while completely concealed (yaku); winning off a self-drawn tile without having called any tiles - abbreviation - Mahjong term ➜ 門前清自摸和

noun:

• volume number; reel number; scroll number
• number of volumes; number of reels; number of scrolls; number of turns (of a coil); number of windings (of a transformer, electromagnet, etc.)
• a set number of scrolls to be read by a Buddhist monk ［かんじゅ・かんず］

noun:

• a fast (dissolute) life; a life of follies; a life given to dissolute pleasures - four character idiom

godan ~ぐ verb / intransitive verb:

• to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
• to have sexual intercourse - archaism

noun:

• once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years - four character idiom

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute)
• to flatter; to butter up

adverb:

• bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); roaring; whooping - onomatopoeia
• in a rush; in a surge; flooding in; pouring in - onomatopoeia
• suddenly; all of a sudden - onomatopoeia

noun:

• leaving a device on (e.g. TV, air conditioner); leaving something engaged (e.g. a key in a lock) ➜ っぱなし

expression:

• no time like the present; make hay while the sun shines; it's the auspicious day when you've just thought of it [literal] - proverb

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to grow long (e.g. hair, nails) - esp. 伸ばす
• to lengthen; to extend; to stretch
• to reach out; to hold out - esp. 伸ばす
• to straighten; to smooth out
• to spread evenly (dough, cream, etc.)
• to dilute; to thin out
• to postpone - esp. 延ばす
• to prolong
• to strengthen; to develop; to expand

expression:

• a man is still a man even if his hair is tied with straw; a man is still a man even if he's poor

noun:

• stream (in a Japanese garden); narrow stream flowing through a traditional garden (esp. in a Heian period villa) ➜ 寝殿造り
• watering (potted plants, bonsai, etc.)

expression:

• a wise man is he who listens to counsel; a worry shared is a worry halved - proverb
• I've got something to ask you