expression / godan ~う verb:

• (for a nobleman) to bestow one of the kanji in his name upon someone (e.g. meritorious retainer, boy coming of age, etc.) - archaism

noun:

• in-home separation; quasi-divorce; marriage that has broken down but where the wife and husband still live together without getting a divorce

adverb:

• while; during (the time when)

noun:

• water ball; large inflatable sphere that allows a person inside it to walk across the surface of a body of water

noun:

• new straw; straw from the current year
• rice seedlings boiled and dried and then tied into a woman's hair to chase evil spirits away

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down
• to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to eat - male language
• to live; to make a living; to survive
• to bite; to sting (as insects do)
• to tease; to torment; to taunt; to make light of; to make fun of
• to encroach on; to eat into; to consume
• to defeat a superior; to threaten a position
• to consume time and-or resources
• to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event) - colloquialism
• to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time - male language - vulgar

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind; to be surprised

noun:

• one's share (in the expenses)

noun:

• one's share (in the expenses)

noun:

• traditional Koshogatsu ceremony where one person beats a fruit tree (usu. persimmon tree) with a pole while threatening to cut it down if it does not provide a plentiful harvest, with another person responding "I will, I will" for the tree ➜ 小正月・祝い棒

noun:

• blackout (to prevent being seen by enemy aircraft during a nighttime air raid)

noun:

• credit card issued by a particular store or business - From English "house card"

noun:

• disposing of a case by placing an offender on probation or under supervision

noun:

• melody or flushing sound played by a Japanese toilet to mask excretion sounds

expression:

• appearances can be deceiving; don't judge a book by its cover - proverb

noun:

• skeleton (of a vertebrate, ship, building, etc.)
• transparency (revealing the inner workings of a device); translucency; see-through body
• skeleton (sport)
• skeleton (code) - IT term

expression:

• a state called; a position described as; can sum up as; approximates to
• places known as; that called
• the place named

expression:

• person who swaggers about under borrowed authority; small man acting arrogantly through borrowed authority; a fox that borrows the authority of a tiger [literal] - idiom

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to attack; to assail; to make an assault; to strike; to hunt down
• to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.)
• to make a sudden visit

noun:

• (Self Defense Force's Air Force) general (defence); lieutenant; major

noun:

• material before the opening credits in a film, anime, etc. - From English "avant title"

noun:

• previously unknown girl who becomes famous overnight - From English "Cinderella girl"

noun / ~する noun:

• leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairmanship

noun:

• chairman; presenter; host; moderator; master of ceremonies ➜ 司会者【しかいしゃ】

expression:

• don't despair because you're the last to take your pick; you can find treasures in leftovers; one man's trash is another's treasure - proverb