noun:

• Zen question for meditation (e.g. the sound of one hand clapping); koan

noun:

• grapple; scuffle; fight
• defeating one's enemy on the battlefield

noun / ~する noun:

• meddling; interfering

noun:

• choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one - Mahjong term ➜ ツモ切り【ツモぎり】

noun / ~する noun:

• pressing clothes, etc. by placing them under the bedding while one sleeps

noun / ~の noun:

• woman who missed the chance of getting married (because one is too old)

noun:

• fare box; place where one puts the money required to ride public transportation

noun:

• Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions) - Astronomy term ➜ 二十八宿・蒼竜【そうりょう】

suffix / counter:

• counter for fish, shrimp, etc.

noun:

• Chinese "Hairy Head" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Pleiades; Seven Sisters ➜ 昴

expression:

• better safe than sorry; one should err on the side of caution - proverb

expression:

• following the desires of one's own heart without transgressing what is right - from the Analects of Confucius - proverb

noun / suffix:

• idiot; fool; touched in the head (from); out of it (from); space case
• funny man (of a comedy duo); (in comedy) silly or stupid line ➜ 漫才・突っ込み【つっこみ】
• Alzheimer's (impol)

adjectival noun / noun:

• no good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken
• hopeless; wasted; in vain; purposeless
• cannot; must not; not allowed

noun:

• neutral point (in go); intersection owned by neither player at the end of a game

noun:

• clerical appearance; appearance of a priest - Buddhism term
• teachings of Buddha; condition of the universe at creation; in the pure land teachings, the name of Amitabha, or prayers to Amitabha; investiture of a Buddhist priest

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way

expression / ichidan verb:

• to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying

adjective:

• dark; gloomy; murky
• depressed; dispirited; down in the dumps; dark (mood)
• dark (in colour); dull
• ill-boding; dark (e.g. past); suspicious
• unlikely (to succeed); hopeless; unpromising
• unfamiliar (with); ignorant (of) - as 〜に暗い Antonym: 明るい

expression / ichidan verb:

• to reveal one's upbringing (through one's words, actions, etc.); to betray one's origin; to give oneself away ➜ お里・親の顔が見たい

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• (what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means

particle:

• too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence)
• both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence) - as ＡもＢも
• even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than - used for emphasis or to express absence of doubt regarding a quantity, etc.
• even if; even though; although; in spite of - often as 〜ても, 〜でも, 〜とも, etc.

adverb:

• further; more; again; another; the other - colloquialism - abbreviation ➜ もう

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to complete most of something; to take a concrete shape; for the most important parts to be done; the nose and eyes are in place [literal] - idiom

noun:

• Balcony of Appearances; balcony where the imperial family appears before the public
• (sports) interview platform; winner's platform; rostrum - colloquialism
• dancing platform (in a disco) - slang

expression:

• a wise man changes his mind, a fool never; the wise adapt themselves to changed circumstances - proverb ➜ 君子豹変【くんしひょうへん】
• the wise make no scruple in suddenly changing their demeanor - proverb - colloquialism

godan ~つ verb:

• to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry
• to possess; to have; to own
• to maintain; to keep
• to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive
• to take charge of; to be in charge of

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet
• to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to make up to; to gain someone's trust
• to get in close to one's opponent - Martial Arts, Sumo term

noun:

• very superior old pale (cognac); VSOP
• one-track mind; person who always acts the same or says the same thing (esp. person who always cracks the same kind of jokes) - humorous term - From English "very special one pattern" ➜ ワンパターン
• VLBI Space Observatory Programme; Very Long Baseline Interferometry Space Observatory Programme ➜ 超長距離干渉計【ちょうちょうきょりかんしょうけい】